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Thornton Primary School

Primary Academy school in Coalville LE67 1AH

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  • School Reference Number: 140253
  • Address: Main Street, Thornton, Coalville LE67 1AH
  • Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Acton
  • Telephone: 01530 230250
  • Website: thornton.leics.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Symphony Learning Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 140
  • Local Education Authority: Leicestershire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: October 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/01/2023

Rating published on 08/03/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 January 2023 9 March 2023 School inspection Good
6 December 2017 18 January 2018 Full inspection Good
27 January 2016 12 February 2016 Monitoring visit
1 October 2015 30 October 2015 Monitoring visit
29 April 2015 22 May 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement
4 October 2013 5 October 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number140253
Local Authority Code855
Local Authority NameLeicestershire
Establishment Number2009
School / College NameThornton Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-10-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity140
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils137
Number of Boys64
Number of Girls73
Percentage Free School Meals23.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16329
Academy trust or TrustSYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorSymphony Learning Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10043468
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date09-01-2025
StreetMain Street
LocalityThornton
Address3
TownCoalville
County (name)Leicestershire
PostcodeLE67 1AH
Websitewww.thornton.leics.sch.uk
Telephone01530230250
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSarah
Headteacher/Principal last nameActon
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeE
Government Office RegionEast Midlands
District CodeE07000132
DistrictHinckley and Bosworth
Ward CodeE05005493
WardRatby, Bagworth and Thornton
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001364
Parliamentary ConstituencyMid Leicestershire
Urban/Rural CodeE1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural village
GSS LA CodeE10000018
Easting446425
Northing307923
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Hinckley and Bosworth 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Hinckley and Bosworth 001G
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code924
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Leicestershire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10033728939
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005377
LSOA CodeE01035095
Free School Meals32
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN140253
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/140253
LAESTAB8552009
School nameThornton Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/10/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast Midlands
RegionEast Midlands
Local authorityLeicestershire
Parliamentary constituencyMid Leicestershire
Multi-academy trust UID16329
Multi-academy trust nameSymphony Learning Trust
Academy sponsor UID16356
Academy sponsor nameSymphony Learning Trust
PostcodeLE67 1AH
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils137
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10254837
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/01/2023
Publication date08/03/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection140253
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8552009
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThornton Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10031157
Previous inspection start date06/12/2017
Previous publication date18/01/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection140253
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8552009
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThornton Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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