Thorndown Primary School
School Name: Thorndown Primary School Address: Hill Rise Town/City: St Ives County: Cambridgeshire Postcode: PE27 6SE Telephone Number: 01480 375103 Website: www.thorndownprimaryschool.co.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Snape
Capacity: 630
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 478 (46% boys & 54% girls)
Enrollment: 76% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 17.8%
URN: 136814
DfE Number: 873/2001
UKPRN: 10072300
UPRN: 10000158218
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Huntingdonshire (E07000011)
Constituency: Huntingdon (E14001298)
Electoral Ward: St Ives West (E05011271)
Easting & Northing: 530344E, 272664N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 20' 13.97" N 0° 5' 17.48" W
Plus Code: 9C4X8WP6+VP
DfE Record: View record
- St Ivo Academy (0.7km)
- Aurora Fairway School (0.7km)
- Wheatfields Primary School (1.0km)
- Westfield Junior School (1.2km)
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School (1.4km)
- Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School (1.9km)
- Hemingford Grey Primary School (2.0km)
- Houghton Primary School (2.3km)
- Holywell CofE Primary School (3.9km)
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School (4.2km)
Predecessor schools†
- Miss Emily Bedford - Governor. Appointed on 12 October 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 October 2027.
- Miss Emily Broadhurst - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2026.
- Mr Nicholas Drury - Governor. Appointed on 15 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 November 2025.
- Mr Nicholas Paul Drury - Governor. Appointed on 15 November 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 November 2026.
- Mr Ayden Duffy - Governor. Appointed on 1 May 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 April 2030.
- Mrs Jill Katherine Foster - Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2027.
- Mr Martin James Gill - Governor. Appointed on 1 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 November 2028.
- Mrs Karen Gipp - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 November 2028.
- Mrs Katie Humphrey - Governor. Appointed on 15 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 November 2025.
- Mrs Katie May Humphrey - Governor. Appointed on 16 November 2025 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
- Mr Jack Jesson - Governor. Appointed on 17 April 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 16 April 2028.
- Mrs Lisa Johnson - Governor. Appointed on 5 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 October 2026.
- Mrs Amy Pettitt - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 November 2027.
- Mrs Elizabeth Louise Reeve - Governor. Appointed on 1 May 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 30 April 2030.
- Mr Peter Smith - Governor. Appointed on 5 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 January 2027.
- Miss Jade Strachan - Governor. Appointed on 9 September 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 8 September 2026.
- Mr Andrew Mark Thomas - Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 October 2026.
- Mr Andrew Thomas - Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 October 2025.
- Mr Andrew Thomas - Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 October 2025.
- Mrs Heather Wood - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 13 October 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 November 2027.