Thorney Island Community Primary School

Thorney Island Community Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last graded inspection in February 2018. The school is known for its inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. High expectations from teachers encourage students to engage actively in their learning, leading to positive academic outcomes. The curriculum is notably strong in mathematics and reading, with effective phonics instruction in place. However, some foundation subjects are still being developed, resulting in uneven learning outcomes in these areas. Overall, the school demonstrates a strong commitment to both pupil well-being and academic excellence.

Strengths

• High expectations set by teachers leading to proud and engaged pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong pastoral care and mental well-being support for students.
• Ambitious leadership focused on a broad and rich curriculum.
• Extensive extracurricular activities promoting personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in some foundation subjects is still at an early development stage.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Thorney Island Community Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Thorney Island Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Thorney Island Community Primary School had 25.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.2% of pupils at Thorney Island Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Thorney Island Community Primary School received £7,843 and spent £7,910 for each of its 180 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £140,000 (£776 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Thorney Island Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorney Island Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Thorney Island Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorney Island Community Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Thorney Island Community Primary School have?

Thorney Island Community Primary School has 180 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorney Island Community Primary School cover?

Thorney Island Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Thorney Island Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorney Island Community Primary School?

Thorney Island Community Primary School is at Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 8DJ.