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Thorner Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leeds

Kirkhills, Leeds, LS14 3JD

Website 01132892541

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.3%

4.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

182

Capacity used

Has space

87%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer

25

Places offered

91

Total applications

3.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2525● 100%
2nd preference90● 0%
3rd preference210● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)360● 0%
Total912527%

1st preference success by year

89%
2020
94%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Stephen Butterworth
Address
Kirkhills, Thorner, Leeds, LS14 3JD
Phone
01132892541
Local authority
Leeds
Ward / constituency
Harewood · Wetherby and Easingwold
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
146003

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support18%——
51% boys (92)49% girls (90)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

182 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    02 November 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 164 pupils

Attendance

96.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
13%
21/22
11%
22/23
14%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard85%
+23% vs England
Higher standard19%
+11% vs England

Reading

Expected standard88%
+13% vs England
Higher standard62%
+29% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard92%
+20% vs England
Greater depth27%
+14% vs England

Maths

Expected standard92%
+18% vs England
Higher standard46%
+20% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard92%
+19% vs England
Higher standard54%
+24% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard96%
+14% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

812019732023602024852025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)85%61%
Higher standard19%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.