Thurlton Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Church Road
Thurlton
Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 6RN
Phone 01508548318
Reference Number 144974

Thurlton Primary School is demonstrating good overall performance with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, which are rated as outstanding. The quality of education, leadership, and early years provision are all classified as good, reflecting strides made since the previous inspection, which had identified the school as requiring improvement. Recent curriculum updates have positively impacted student achievement, ensuring they retain knowledge effectively across subjects. The commitment to supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is evident, with tailored approaches being applied successfully.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 66
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.97%
Girls: 53.03%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 6 11
2 3 5 8
3 8 6 14
4 2 3 5
5 3 8 11
6 4 2 6

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.4%
White, Other 3%
Mixed, Other 3%
White & Asian 1.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 08 May 2024
Date Report
08 May 2024 School inspection:
12 Jan 2022 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy learning and achieve well.
  • Teachers provide interesting and engaging lessons.
  • Outstanding behaviour and a strong sense of belonging among pupils.
  • Effective implementation of a new curriculum that enhances achievement.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Excellent relationships in early years contribute to readiness for Year 1.
  • Teachers are proud to work at the school and receive good support.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum implementation is ongoing and not yet complete.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 33%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3
Writing -7
Maths -10.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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