Establishment Thornhill Junior and Infant School
URN: 143231
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Academy trust: FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Address
- Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0QT
- Kirklees (382)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Ms Jennifer Rylance
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 4 to 11
- Phase of education
- Primary
- School type
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- Academy trust
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Academy sponsor
- Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 143231,
DfE number: 382/2026
UKPRN: 10057836 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Telephone
- 01924453259
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 2 May 2019)
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- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- Does not apply
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 420
- Number of pupils
- 362
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2016
- Reason establishment opened
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- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 139
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 38.4%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 21 February 2024
- Type of SEN provision
- Type of resourced provision
- Not applicable
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Spencer | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2024 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meike Culling | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 21 November 2023 | 20 November 2027 |
| Andrew Chadwick | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2022 | 1 September 2026 |
| Claire Paxman | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 1 November 2021 | 31 October 2025 |
| Kate Popplewell | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 November 2021 | 31 October 2025 |
| Kerry Laville | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 October 2021 | 30 September 2025 |
| Adam Robinson | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2021 | 31 August 2025 |
| Jen Rylance | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 9 May 2023 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Platt | Local governor | Elected by parents | 1 November 2021 | 11 December 2023 |
| Jennifer Rylance | Local governor | Elected by school staff | 27 September 2019 | 26 September 2023 |
| Paul Spencer | Chair of local governing body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 1 September 2022 | 1 September 2023 |
| Amy Knott | Local governor | Elected by school staff | 9 March 2022 | 31 August 2023 |
| Fiona Gardiner | Local governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 January 2022 | 31 May 2023 |
These establishments are linked with Thornhill Junior and Infant School, URN: 143231. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107616 | Thornhill Junior and Infant School | Predecessor | 1 September 2016 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Regional schools commissioner (RSC) region
- Lancashire and West Yorkshire
- District
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury South
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dewsbury
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E08000034
- Easting
- 425020
- Northing
- 418443
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 83172670
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Kirklees 028
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Kirklees 028E
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School capacity
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Free school meals
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
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