Thornbury Primary School

General Information

Address: Miller Way, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8UL
Phone: 01752302600
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Mantell
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 279
School capacity: 315
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 40
% eligible for free school meals: 14.3%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 9.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 29 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,741 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #28 of 63 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#26Ernesettle Community School£6,767
#27Mayflower Academy£6,763
#28Thornbury Primary School£6,741
#29Shakespeare Primary School£6,727
#30Oakwood Primary Academy£6,722

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy£10,317
#2High Street Primary Academy£9,695
#3St Peter's RC Primary School£9,010
#4Victoria Road Primary£8,839
#5Riverside Community Primary School£8,659
#6Ford Primary School£8,401
#7St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School£8,193
#8Austin Farm Academy£8,077
#9Laira Green Primary School£8,013
#10Mount Wise Community Primary School£7,799
#11Pilgrim Primary Academy£7,729
#12Knowle Primary School£7,679
#13Woodfield Primary School£7,621
#14Weston Mill Community Primary Academy£7,578
#15The Cathedral School of St Mary£7,519
#16Yealmpstone Farm Primary School£7,487
#17Drake Primary Academy£7,433
#18Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School£7,412
#19Marlborough Primary Academy£7,275
#20Eggbuckland Vale Primary School£7,139
#21Morice Town Primary Academy£7,014
#22St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School£7,013
#23College Road Primary School£6,991
#24Beechwood Primary Academy£6,887
#25Stuart Road Primary Academy£6,823
#26Ernesettle Community School£6,767
#27Mayflower Academy£6,763
#28Thornbury Primary School£6,741
#29Shakespeare Primary School£6,727
#30Oakwood Primary Academy£6,722
#31Mount Street Primary School£6,589
#32High View School£6,418
#33Widewell Primary Academy£6,298
#34Lipson Vale Primary School£6,287
#35St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,261
#36Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery£6,242
#37Pennycross Primary School£6,192
#38Tor Bridge Primary School£6,169
#39Morley Meadow Primary School£6,106
#40Oreston Community Academy£6,098
#41St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,071
#42Leigham Primary School£6,039
#43Prince Rock Primary School£6,032
#44St George's CofE Primary Academy£6,011
#45Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£5,990
#46Hooe Primary Academy£5,947
#47Stoke Damerel Primary Academy£5,910
#48Plympton St Maurice Primary School£5,871
#49Compton CofE Primary School£5,830
#50Manadon Vale Primary School£5,613
#51Boringdon Primary School£5,551
#52Woodford Primary School£5,526
#53Montpelier Primary School£5,512
#54Elburton Primary School£5,508
#55Widey Court Primary School£5,496
#56Pomphlett Primary School£5,467
#57Marine Academy Primary£5,398
#58Glen Park Primary School£5,355
#59Salisbury Road Primary School£5,314
#60Chaddlewood Primary School£5,205
#61St Edward's CofE Primary School£4,877
#62St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy£4,614
#63Goosewell Primary Academy£2,730

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