Thornbury Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Plymouth (Plymouth).
KS2 RWM expected
56%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
67%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
63%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
67%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
14.3%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
89%
279 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Thornbury Primary School is a primary school located in Plymouth. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 301 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the CONNECT ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Emma Mantell.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Book Club
- Computing
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Kapow Primary
- Metacognition
- White Rose Maths
and 1 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 143306
- 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
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lynn Smith | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Bennett | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Rachel Confue | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Morcom | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanna Stelmaszczyk | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carole Burgoyne | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Mantell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Keith Smithers | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Memoona Ismail Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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