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# Thornhill Primary School

Thornhill Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Dunstable, United Kingdom with 513 pupils. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Preschool Teaching Assistant – Maternity Cover (closes 18 November) and Teaching Assistant -KS1 (closes 18 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [2 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Bernice Waite, Headteacher
- **Type:** State-maintained, Primary
- **Pupils:** 513 pupils · 48% girls · 16.9% eligible for free school meals · 53.9% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 32 (6.2%) on SEN support · 15 (2.9%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Central Bedfordshire
- **Location:** Dunstable, LU5 5PE, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01582863516
- **Website:** [thornhill-primary.co.uk](http://www.thornhill-primary.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 109504 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109504))

## Vacancies (2)

- [Preschool Teaching Assistant – Maternity Cover](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0r3oqbtwmp8-preschool-teaching-assistant-maternity-cover) · Salary £13.28 an hour · Closes 18 Nov · Full time · Teaching support · Preschool Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)We’re looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant to join our preschool team on maternity cover, with the possibility of becoming…

- [Teaching Assistant -KS1](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/02dz798qop6-teaching-assistant-ks1) · Salary £13.28 an hour · Closes 18 Nov · Full time · Teaching support · Thornhill Primary School is a vibrant and high-achieving school at the heart of Houghton Regis. We are proud to be one of the top-performing schools in Houghton Regis and…

## Exam results

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 10% |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 3% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 26 November 2019 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Good |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 23.8 | 21.5 | – | 0 | £40,944 |
| 2024/25 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 10% | 0 | £40,040 |
| 2023/24 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16% | 0 | £42,596 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7 | 20.5 | 10% | 0 | £37,915 |
| 2021/22 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 19% | 0 | £37,129 |
| 2020/21 | 12.5 | 16.9 | 8% | 0 | £38,579 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 4.6% | 1.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 0.8% | 9.3% | 0.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 0.9% | 20.8% | 2.1% |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 1.2% | 23.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 0.9% | 15.6% | 0.0% |
| 2020/21 | 2.0% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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