Thornhill Primary School

Cumberland · CA22 2SJ

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 85 pupils, 27.7% FSM

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Thornhill Primary School

General Information

Address: Ehen Road, Thornhill, Egremont, CA22 2SJ – View on map
Phone: 01946820402
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Georgina Mawson
Age range: 2-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

85 pupils out of 77 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 23
% eligible for free school meals: 27.7%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Cumberland average)
English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 47.7% a year (Cumberland 14.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 71% moved to another school, 29% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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

Across Cumberland: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Cumberland, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.0%
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

No dedicated Unit or 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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 24.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 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

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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76th of 85 primary schools in Cumberland for Ofsted rating

#74Stanwix SchoolGood
#75The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Good
#76Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#77Thursby Primary SchoolGood
#78Upperby Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bookwell Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Lanercost CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Silloth Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Allonby Primary SchoolGood
#5Arlecdon Primary SchoolGood
#6Beckermet CofE SchoolGood
#7Beckstone Primary SchoolGood
#8Belle Vue Primary SchoolGood
#9Bewcastle SchoolGood
#10Blennerhasset SchoolGood
#11Boltons CofE SchoolGood
#12Borrowdale CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Braithwaite CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14Bransty Primary SchoolGood
#15Broughton Primary SchoolGood
#16Burgh by Sands SchoolGood
#17Caldew Lea SchoolGood
#18Captain Shaw's CofE SchoolGood
#19Castle Carrock SchoolGood
#20Crosby-on-Eden CofE SchoolGood
#21Crosscanonby St John's CofE SchoolGood
#22Cumwhinton SchoolGood
#23Dean CofE SchoolGood
#24Distington Community SchoolGood
#25Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary AcademyGood
#26Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary SchoolGood
#27Fairfield Primary SchoolGood
#28Fellview Primary SchoolGood
#29Flimby Primary SchoolGood
#30Frizington Community Primary SchoolGood
#31Gilsland CofE Primary SchoolGood
#32Gosforth CofE Primary School and NurseryGood
#33Great Corby School and NurseryGood
#34Great Orton Primary SchoolGood
#35Hallbankgate Village SchoolGood
#36Haverigg Primary SchoolGood
#37Hensingham Primary SchoolGood
#38Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolGood
#39Holme St Cuthbert SchoolGood
#40Ireby CofE SchoolGood
#41Irthington Village SchoolGood
#42Jericho Primary SchoolGood
#43Kirkbampton CofE SchoolGood
#44Kirkbride Primary SchoolGood
#45Kirkland Church of England AcademyGood
#46Lowca Community SchoolGood
#47Maryport CofE Primary SchoolGood
#48Moor Row Community Primary SchoolGood
#49Moresby Primary SchoolGood
#50Norman Street Primary SchoolGood
#51Northside Primary SchoolGood
#52Oughterside Primary SchoolGood
#53Pennine Way Primary SchoolGood
#54Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolGood
#55Rockcliffe CofE SchoolGood
#56Rosley CofE SchoolGood
#57Scotby CofE Primary SchoolGood
#58Seascale Primary SchoolGood
#59Shankhill CofE Primary SchoolGood
#60St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#61St Bega's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#62St Bridget's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#63St Bridget's CofE SchoolGood
#64St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#65St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleGood
#66St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#67St James' Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#68St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#69St Matthew's CofE SchoolGood
#70St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#71St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#72St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#73St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#74Stanwix SchoolGood
#75The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Good
#76Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#77Thursby Primary SchoolGood
#78Upperby Primary SchoolGood
#79Valley Primary School and NurseryGood
#80Walton & Lees Hill CofE SchoolGood
#81Westfield Nursery and Primary SchoolGood
#82Wiggonby CofE SchoolGood
#83Wreay Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#84Yewdale SchoolGood
#85Broughton Moor Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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