St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury
Primary schoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury is a primary school in South Gloucestershire, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 29 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 38% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in South Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Castle SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Manorbrook Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Gillingstool Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022, before the school changed. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, ThornburyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- New Siblands SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), February 20241.3 km
- Crossways Infant SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Gloucestershire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).