Thornley Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Cooper's Terrace
 Thornley
 Durham DH6 3DZ
Telephone: 01429 820280

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2024
History: This school arose from Thornley Primary School
Trust: Wise Academies
Sponsor: WISE Academies

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Natalie Fountain -Acting (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Anna Caine
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 7.5 / 7.35
Non-teaching Staff*: 10.45
Number of pupils: 156
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.8
Sex: Mixed (57% boys / 43% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 40.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 43.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 27.1% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 6.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: Sedgefield
Electoral Ward: Trimdon and Thornley
School Number: 8402523

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 25th March 2015 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley (1.4km) show on map
  2. Ludworth Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  3. Wheatley Hill Community Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  4. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ... (2.6km) show on map
  5. Shotton Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  6. Cassop Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  7. Deaf Hill Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  8. Wingate Community Nursery School (4.2km) show on map
  9. Kelloe Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  10. Elemore Hall School (4.4km) show on map
  11. Wellfield School (4.4km) show on map
  12. Wingate Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  13. Trimdon Hill School (4.7km) show on map
  14. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate (5.0km) show on map
  15. Sherburn Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  16. Howletch Lane Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  17. South Hetton Primary (5.3km) show on map
  18. The Academy at Shotton Hall (5.3km) show on map
  19. Shotton Hall Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  20. Pittington Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  21. Bowburn Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  22. East Durham College (5.7km) show on map
  23. Endeavour Academy Durham (5.7km) show on map
  24. Acre Rigg Infant School (5.8km) show on map
  25. Acre Rigg Academy (5.8km) show on map
  26. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  27. St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth For... (5.9km) show on map
  28. Easington CofE Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  29. Strawberry Lane (5.9km) show on map
  30. Easington Academy (6.0km) show on map
  31. Easington Lane Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  32. Rosemary Lane Nursery School (6.2km) show on map
  33. Open Air Education (6.3km) show on map
  34. Bluebell Meadow Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  35. St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont (6.5km) show on map
  36. St William's Catholic Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  37. Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  38. Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  39. Belmont Community School (6.7km) show on map
  40. Coxhoe Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  41. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  42. Hetton Lyons Nursery School (6.9km) show on map
  43. Hetton Lyons Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  44. Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  45. Seascape Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  46. Easington Colliery Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  47. Hetton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  48. Hetton Academy (7.3km) show on map
  49. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton (7.5km) show on map
  50. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  51. St Hild's College Church of England Aided Pri... (7.6km) show on map
  52. Dene House Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  53. Dene Academy (7.6km) show on map
  54. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate (7.7km) show on map
  55. Fishburn Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  56. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  57. Hope Wood Academy (7.8km) show on map
  58. West Cornforth Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  59. Ribbon School (7.9km) show on map
  60. Durham Gilesgate Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  61. Cotsford Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  62. Hesleden Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  63. West Rainton Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  64. Yohden Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  65. East Rainton Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  66. Horden Nursery School (8.4km) show on map
  67. Eppleton Academy Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  68. St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary a... (9.0km) show on map
  69. Blackhall Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  70. St Michael's Church of England Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  71. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton (9.3km) show on map
  72. Durham Sixth Form Centre (9.3km) show on map
  73. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall (9.5km) show on map
  74. Gillas Lane Primary Academy (9.7km) show on map
  75. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation (9.7km) show on map
  76. Finchale Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  77. Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (9.7km) show on map
  78. Durham High School (9.8km) show on map
  79. Bernard Gilpin Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  80. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  81. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School (10.1km) show on map
  82. Kepier (10.1km) show on map
  83. Durham Newton Hall Infants' School (10.2km) show on map
  84. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School (10.2km) show on map
  85. The Woodlands (10.3km) show on map
  86. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (10.3km) show on map
  87. Westlea Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  88. Seaview Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  89. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham (10.3km) show on map
  90. Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery (10.5km) show on map
  91. Durham Trinity School & Sports College (10.6km) show on map
  92. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham (10.6km) show on map
  93. Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy (10.6km) show on map
  94. Burnside Academy Inspires (10.6km) show on map
  95. Tudhoe Colliery Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  96. Ferryhill Station Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  97. Sedgefield Community College (10.7km) show on map
  98. Dubmire Primary (10.8km) show on map
  99. Framwellgate Moor Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  100. Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (10.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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