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Thorndown Primary School

Community school · St Ives · PE27 6SE

Ages 4–11 · 478 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-12-05

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
448

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

71

Places offered

73

1st-preference offers

71

Total preferences (any rank)
122
Preferred offers (top 3)
73
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

478 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
478
Boys / girls
218 / 260
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
478 / 630 (76%)
Free school meals
17.8%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Christopher Snape

Location

Address
Hill Rise
Postcode
PE27 6SE
Town
St Ives
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, 478 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 17.8%.

Open schools in St Ives
11
Primary schools in St Ives
8
Academies among open schools in St Ives
36% (4)
Open schools in PE27
7
Primary in PE27
5
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in St IvesNear PE27

  • Wheatfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 3WF · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Westfield Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 5RG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM22.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Hemingford Grey Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 9DU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand0.88

    1.2 miles away

  • Houghton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 2AY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.43

    1.4 miles away

  • Holywell CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 4TF · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand1.46

    2.4 miles away

  • Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 9JR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Christopher Snape
Telephone
01480375103
Website
www.thorndownprimaryschool.co.uk/

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