SCHOOL PROFILE

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 145936
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 September 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bradford
Trust STAR ACADEMIES
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 495 454 full-time · 41 part-time
Female pupils 249 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 246 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.1%
4.3 pts above England
School 29.1%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

52.1%
31.8 pts above England
School 52.1%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
74.1%
367
White and Asian
3.6%
18
Any other White background
3.2%
16
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
14
Bangladeshi
2.6%
13
Any other Asian background
2.4%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.8% 88 of 495 pupils
3.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.8%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.7% 68 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 59
Specific learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Hearing impairment 2
Physical disability 2
Severe learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Bradford 59.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Bradford 72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Bradford 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Bradford 71.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.76 pts lower than England
School 5.46%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.74 pts lower than England
School 14.07%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.74%
Bradford 2.19%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.6% 9.6 pts below England
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy
78.6%
Bradford
89.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information