Thorpe Hesley Primary School is an academy. It has about 550 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Finances.
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Attendance:Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.
Environment:Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils:Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.
Attainment:Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress:About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances:Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Representation:Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions:Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low.