Thornhill Junior and Infant School
Academy converter primary school in Dewsbury (Kirklees).
Location
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Our popular school is situated in the village of Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, serving a large residential area of private and local authority housing. The school's planned admission number is 420 and the school's admission limit is 60 per year group.
The number of children on roll currently stands at 360 and we are proud to serve over 275 families in our local community. Our school is popular with local families and has a reputation for being friendly and welcoming.
There are good links with the local community through various activities and we enjoy positive relationships with neighbouring schools as part of the Dewsbury Learning Partnership. Key messages from our most recent Ofsted report in 2019: Leaders have established a warm ethos in the school, based on respect for all.
This is underpinned by the wealth of opportunities leaders have put in place which promote effectively pupils spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Leaders have ensured that the quality of teaching is good. Professional development for teaching staff in subjects such as phonics and writing has ensured that pupils typically make strong progress.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 143231
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Spencer Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Davison | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Caitlin Hayer | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirsty Hemingway | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amina Hans-Hafez | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Jen Rylance | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Claire Paxman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Robinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Chadwick Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kate Popplewell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record