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Great Arley School

URN
119878
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Great Arley School
URN
119878
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

61

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
14 May 2024
Inspection date
17 April 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 14 May 2024

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Inspection history

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

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lancashire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lancashire)
School website
https://greatarleyschool.co.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 %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

FY5 4HH - Holly Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Holly Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
Postcode
FY5 4HH
Phone
1253821072
Website
https://greatarleyschool.co.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.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 May 202417 April 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 14 May 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      14 May 2024
      Inspected
      17 April 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    Not published

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    Not published

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    Not published

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    Not published

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    94.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

    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 School73 mNot applicableOpen
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys174 mPrimaryClosed
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys174 mPrimaryOpen
    Thornton Primary School227 mPrimaryOpen
    Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School765 mPrimaryOpen
    Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stanah Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Millfield Science & Performing Arts College1.7 kmSecondaryOpen
    Haven School1.8 kmNot applicableClosed
    Northfold Community Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
      Distance
      73 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
      Distance
      174 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
      Distance
      174 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Thornton Primary School
      Distance
      227 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Lancashire)

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    • Accrington Tutorial Centre
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    • Acorns Primary School
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    • AKS Lytham
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Al Farooq Private School
  • Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
    Distance
    765 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stanah Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Haven School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Northfold Community Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BB10 1LT
    Status
    Closed