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Thoresby Primary School

Primary · HU5 3RG

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 29 November 2023

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At a glance

545 pupils · 102% of 536 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
20.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
39.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.thoresbyprimaryschool.co.uk/
URN
139886

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 49 families named it first for 51 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 29 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

51 places offered · 49 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

72 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers70.5%
Kingston upon Hull, City of average66.7%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery SchoolThornton Heath · 162 miles awayOutstanding71%
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolLuton · 130 miles awayStrong standard75%
Ascot Road Primary SchoolWatford · 145 miles awayGood75%
Wellington Primary SchoolBradford · 56 miles awayGood61%
Monkshouse Primary AcademySpalding · 67 miles awayGood60%
Dr Triplett's CofE Primary SchoolHayes · 154 miles awayStrong standard72%
Scientia AcademyBurton-upon-Trent · 83 miles awayNo current grade48%
Ashmead Primary SchoolLondon · 158 miles awayGood75%
Rendell Primary SchoolLoughborough · 76 miles awayGood79%
Waterside Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 90 miles awayNo current grade64%
St Bede AcademyBolton · 86 miles awayGood49%
Ecton Brook Primary SchoolNorthampton · 105 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 58% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 71%, England 60%) · Black African 10% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 9% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 9%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 7% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 4%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Kingston upon Hull, City of: 1.30 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

48.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,708; 13.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,003
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 86% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£654,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier48.9%62.3%
Social housing2.4%17.1%
Privately rented48.8%20.5%
Detached houses3.1%22.9%
Flats4.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012760 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£127,000475 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£94,000–£183,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (8)£316,000
Semi-detached (36)£178,500
Terraced (416)£125,000
Flat (15)£76,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
15an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
78an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
15an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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