Thornbury Primary School
16-22 Hutton Street, Thornbury, 3071
Primary government school · North-Western Victoria · metropolitan · 319 students (150 female, 169 male) · 5.0% with English as an additional language
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 3889 · source document · JSON
The Gap column is this school minus its Similar Schools group: the Department of Education's own comparison with government schools of similar intake. Positive is better, except for absence days. The headline figure averages the 10 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
NAPLAN
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 74.6% over 3 years) | 72.9% | 78.1% | 69.5% | -5.2 |
| Year 3 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 64.7% over 3 years) | 64.6% | 76.0% | 66.2% | -11.4 |
| Year 5 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 81.3% over 3 years) | 80.0% | 83.2% | 73.9% | -3.2 |
| Year 5 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 63.3% over 3 years) | 72.3% | 78.2% | 69.1% | -5.9 |
| Reading growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | 80.6% | 72.9% | 74.7% | +7.7 |
| Numeracy growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | 80.6% | 69.4% | 74.0% | +11.2 |
Teacher judgement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English at or above standard, Prep-6 (2025) | 88.6% | 91.7% | 86.3% | -3.1 |
| Mathematics at or above standard, Prep-6 (2025) | 85.6% | 90.7% | 84.2% | -5.1 |
Wellbeing and engagement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense of connectedness, Years 4-6 (2025; 65.2% over 4 years) | 68.3% | 76.5% | 77.1% | -8.2 |
| Managing bullying, Years 4-6 (2025; 61.2% over 4 years) | 62.3% | 76.3% | 76.4% | -14.0 |
| Average absence days, Prep-6 (2025; 26.8 over 4 years) | 23.8 | 19.4 | 21.5 | +4.4 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction (2025) | 69.7% | 78.4% | 82.0% | -8.7 |
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | 62.0% | 78.3% | 77.4% | -16.3 |
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have shrunk 15.7% over 5 years.
- 2017314
- 2018357
- 2019375
- 2020378
- 2021386
- 2022380
- 2023386
- 2024336
- 2025319
A special focus
Thornbury Primary School offers a dual-stream model, with approximately one third of students learning through Steiner philosophy and pedagogy.
From this school’s own Annual Report. Other schools with a particular focus are listed here.
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