Community school · Central Bedfordshire
Thornhill Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 2–11
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Central Bedfordshire council sets the term dates for this school. See all Central Bedfordshire dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 93 families put this school as their first choice, and 89 places were offered. 86 of the families who put it first got a place (92%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 89 | 93 | 92% |
| September 2025 | 65 | 59 | 98% |
| September 2024 | 61 | 52 | 98% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Kidz Zone Club, Thornill Primary School. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 21 January 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Pupils
- 516 (capacity 660)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01582863516
- Address
- Grove Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PE
- Website
- thornhill-primary.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.