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Faith schools in and near Thornbury

All 2 faith schools in Thornbury, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Thornbury

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  1. Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury

    Bristol, BS35 1AW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Thornbury faith schools average.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school57%

    Thornbury faith schools 47%England 62%

    Days missed a year
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    Pupils
    207
    View school Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury

    Bristol, BS35 1HJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Thornbury faith schools average.

    16 first choices, 17 offers made

    Ready for secondary school38%

    Thornbury faith schools 47%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Thornbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    197
    View school St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury

Just outside Thornbury

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Thornbury.

  1. St Helen's Church of England Primary School

    1.6 miles from Thornbury · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Thornbury faith schools average.

    25 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Thornbury faith schools 47%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Thornbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    206
    View school St Helen's Church of England Primary School
  2. Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School

    2.3 miles from Thornbury · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Thornbury faith schools average, high absence.

    13 first choices, 10 offers made

    Ready for secondary school25%

    Thornbury faith schools 47%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Thornbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    83
    View school Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School
  3. Tockington Manor School

    2.8 miles from Thornbury · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 14

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Thornbury faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    245
    View school Tockington Manor School
The big picture

How Thornbury's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Thornbury

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Thornbury

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Thornbury have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Thornbury, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Thornbury, teaching 404 children. 2 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

47.3% of pupils in Thornbury faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

14.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,140 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Thornbury?
There are 2 faith schools in Thornbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Thornbury?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Thornbury on Eduscope are Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury and St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Thornbury ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Thornbury faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Thornbury is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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