Overthorpe CofE Academy
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Dewsbury · WF12 0BH · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 143231
Thornhill Junior and Infant School
Academy converter · Dewsbury · WF12 0QT
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
353
Local authority
Kirklees
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dewsbury, Kirklees, 353 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 44.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Dewsbury · WF12 9DL · Kirklees
Ages 2–7
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
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Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Dewsbury · WF12 9PD · Kirklees
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
1.2 miles away
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Pentland Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Primary
Dewsbury · WF12 9JR · Kirklees
Ages 2–7
Status: Open
1.3 miles away
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Middlestown Primary Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Wakefield · WF4 4QE · Wakefield
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
1.3 miles away
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Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Dewsbury · WF12 9LY · Kirklees
Ages 2–7
Status: Open
1.5 miles away
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Earlsheaton Infant School
Academy converter · Primary
Dewsbury · WF12 8JF · Kirklees
Ages 4–7
Status: Open
1.8 miles away
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Boothroyd Primary Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Dewsbury · WF13 3QE · Kirklees
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.9 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143231
Location
- Address
- Edge Lane, Thornhill
- Postcode
- WF12 0QT
- Town
- Dewsbury
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Kirklees
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- Boys / girls
- 187 / 166
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 353 / 420 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 44.5%
- FSM pupils
- 157
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Academy trust
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
Contact
- Telephone
- 01924453259