Thorngumbald Primary School

Thorngumbald Primary has made notable improvements since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good' in all domains. The school promotes a positive learning environment where pupils are engaged, attentive, and encouraged to participate actively in their education. There is a strong focus on inclusivity, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), allowing them to learn alongside their peers effectively. The leadership team, under new headteacher Sarah Norton, is fairly supported by the governing body and has established a coherent curriculum, particularly excelling in foundational subjects like phonics and early reading.

Strengths

• High expectations set by adults for pupils
• Strong curriculum structure with consistent subject coverage
• Effective teaching of phonics and early reading
• Positive engagement and participation from pupils
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND
• High attendance rates promoted by leaders
• Good personal, social, and health education curriculum

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment system to check long-term retention in foundation curriculum subjects

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 Thorngumbald Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Thorngumbald 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 Thorngumbald Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.5% of pupils at Thorngumbald Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 14 pupils.

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 Thorngumbald Primary School received £8,294 and spent £8,316 for each of its 182 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£440 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 Thorngumbald Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorngumbald Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Thorngumbald Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorngumbald Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Thorngumbald Primary School have?

Thorngumbald Primary School has 182 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorngumbald Primary School cover?

Thorngumbald Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Thorngumbald Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorngumbald Primary School?

Thorngumbald Primary School is at Plumtree Road, Thorngumbald, HU12 9QQ.