Thornton Primary School is a primary school located in Thornton-Cleveleys. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4JP
Website: http://www.thorntonprimary.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01253821128
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Ashcroft
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119148

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 126
Number of Boys: 67
Number of Girls: 59

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornton Primary School
Heys Street , FY5 4JP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
Heys Street , Thornton FY5 4HL 		3out of 4 317 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
Marsh Road , FY5 2TY 		3out of 4 1,015 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Station Road , FY5 5HY 		3out of 4 1,621 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Stanah Primary School
Lambs Road , FY5 5JR 		3out of 4 1,645 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Belvedere Road , FY5 5DG 		3out of 4 2,039 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackpool and the Fylde College
Ashfield Road , Bispham FY2 0HB 		- not rated 3,182 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Holly Road , FY5 4HH 		4out of 4 176 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Arley School
Holly Road , FY5 4HH 		3out of 4 248 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Rossall School
Broadway , FY7 8JW 		- not rated 3,258 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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