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Thorley Hill Primary School

East Hertfordshire, CM23 3NHPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
90%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.4×
Oversubscribed
42 1st-choice / 29 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#341 of 13,686 nationally

About Thorley Hill Primary School

Thorley Hill Primary School sits within Hertfordshire, a local authority with 401 primary schools, and ranks 11th among them. In the more immediate East Hertfordshire area, the school is placed 2nd out of 47 primaries, placing it firmly in the top five. Its closest high-performing peers in the wider LA include Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Harvey Road Primary School, both of which share a perfect ranking score of 100, and The Russell School with a score of 97. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has no religious character and is led by headteacher Diana Gunn. With 235 pupils on roll against a capacity of 240, it is nearly full, and 10. 5 per cent of its children are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPark Lane, Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3NH
HeadteacherDiana Gunn
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils235
Free School Meals (FSM)10.5%
School Capacity235 / 240 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (27 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Sept 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:20-18:15

Source: thorleyhill.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Thorley Hill Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.