Primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9DL
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 21 September 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 284
- Places
- 380
- How full
- 75% full — 284 of 380 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 138 / 146
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 31%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 23%
- English as an additional language
- 62%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 024D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 18%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 31%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 26%
- Households with no car
- 23%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Debbie Douglas
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury South
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- URN
- 107705
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 65% | 0.2 mi |
| Pentland Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.4 mi |
| Paradise Primary SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Overthorpe CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 53% | 0.8 mi |
| Boothroyd Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 41% | 0.8 mi |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 32% | 0.8 mi |
| Thornhill Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 55% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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