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Thornton Primary School

URN
119148
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Thornton Primary School
URN
119148
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

47 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

20

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

25

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
26 April 2023
Inspection date
22 February 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

21

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

61

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

21

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.9×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lancashire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lancashire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.thorntonprimary.lancs.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Lancashire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

70.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

65.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

55.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

45.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

FY5 4JP - Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
Postcode
FY5 4JP
Phone
1253821128
Website
http://www.thorntonprimary.lancs.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lancashire
Local authority code
888

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,046 schools in Lancashire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,046

Open schools

702

Closed schools

340

Primary schools

622

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    26 April 202322 February 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 26 April 2023
    • Good

      Published
      26 April 2023
      Inspected
      22 February 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    159

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary622 (61.4%)
    • Secondary159 (15.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other232 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School161 mNot applicableOpen
    Great Arley School227 mNot applicableOpen
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys290 mPrimaryClosed
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys290 mPrimaryOpen
    Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School929 mPrimaryOpen
    Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stanah Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Haven School1.8 kmNot applicableClosed
    Northfold Community Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Millfield Science & Performing Arts College1.9 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
      Distance
      161 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Great Arley School
      Distance
      227 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
      Distance
      290 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
      Distance
      290 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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  • Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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  • Stanah Primary School
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  • Haven School
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  • Northfold Community Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
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    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
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  • Accrington Huncoat Primary School
    Phase
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    Postcode
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