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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 105015

Thornton Hough Primary School

Community school · Wirral · CH63 1JJ

Ages 4–11 · 185 pupils · Wirral

Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

96%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.16 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-02-13

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)96%
Higher standard (RWM)35%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
156

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

1.16 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
68
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 fill106%

185 pupils · 175 places

Pupils on roll
185
Boys / girls
100 / 85
School capacity
175
Capacity fill
185 / 175 (106%)
Free school meals
5.9%
FSM pupils
11
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr William Lowe

Location

Address
St George's Way, Thornton Hough
Postcode
CH63 1JJ
Town
Wirral
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 Wirral, Wirral, 185 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.9%.

Open schools in Wirral
79
Primary schools in Wirral
58
Academies among open schools in Wirral
51% (40)
Open schools in CH63
15
Primary in CH63
11
Open schools in Wirral LA
136
Primary in Wirral LA
90

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Barnston Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH60 1XW · Wirral

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence2.9%
    • FSM2.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Heswall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH60 7SD · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.7%
    • Demand0.93

    2.1 miles away

  • Poulton Lancelyn Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH63 9LY · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM3.6%
    • Demand1.12

    2.1 miles away

  • Gayton Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH60 8PZ · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM2.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Parkgate Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Neston · CH64 6SW · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand1.20

    2.2 miles away

  • Stanton Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH63 3HW · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand0.95

    2.2 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH63 2HH · Wirral

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM19.6%

    2.3 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH63 0EH · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr William Lowe
Telephone
01513363427

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