Thorney Close Primary School
Community primary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
KS2 RWM expected
63%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
80%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
78%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.6
▼ 5.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
49.1%
▲ 24pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
92%
289 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first45 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Sandhill View Academy, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhill View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 743 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Farringdon AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 384 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| The Link SchoolPupil referral unit | 0.4 mi | Alternative provision | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Hasting Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2023 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 240 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Thornhill Park SchoolOther independent special | 0.7 mi | Special | 69 | - |
| Broadway Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Plains Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Grindon Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 163 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 712 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education | 0.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Christ's CollegeFree schools | 0.9 mi | All-through | 796 | Good, 2023 |
| Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special | 1.0 mi | Special | 153 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2013) |
| East Herrington Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 476 | Good, 2022 |
| Barnes Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 311 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Barnes Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 341 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | All-through | 854 | Good, 2022 |
| Pennywell Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 147 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Richard Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| New Silksworth Academy InfantAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| New Silksworth Academy JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 238 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 207 | Good, 2022 |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 333 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Barbara Priestman AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.4 mi | Special | 189 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 472 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Highfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 443 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Portland AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 207 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Mill Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.6 mi | Nursery | 169 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Mill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 434 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| North View AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 71 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| Consilium EvolveAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | - | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Sep 2023, no grade given |
| Thornhill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 526 | Good, 2024 |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 738 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in 3 key judgements, Inadequate in 1 |
| South Hylton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 252 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,057 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Diamond Hall Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 314 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Diamond Hall Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 320 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Argyle House SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 197 | - |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 247 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2016, previous school) |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,297 | Good, 2023 |
| Hill View Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2022 |
| Hill View Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 451 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special | 1.9 mi | Special | 126 | - |
| Hopespring SunderlandOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 24 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Overall deprivation1
Income1
Employment1
Education and skills1
Health1
Crime1
Barriers to housing and services8
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 160
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