Thornton Primary School | Primary in Thornton-Cleveleys, Wyre | Ofsted & DfE

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

139

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

139

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

139

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLancashire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Thornton Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

45%

-34pp

79%61%43%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

RWM higher standard

20%

+6pp

20%13%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

65%

Writing higher standard

30%

Maths expected standard

55%

Maths higher standard

25%

Science expected standard

75%

SPAG expected standard

70%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

139

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

31%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4JP

Local authority

Lancashire

Website

http://www.thorntonprimary.lancs.sch.uk

Telephone

01253821128

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	45%	20%	70%	25%	65%	30%	55%	25%	75%	70%	103.0	102.0	106.0	—	—	—	31%	139
2023/24	79%	14%	86%	43%	100%	29%	79%	21%	100%	93%	109.0	105.0	113.0	—	—	—	27%	136
2022/23	43%	19%	52%	29%	57%	24%	52%	29%	81%	52%	102.0	101.0	101.0	+0.10	+0.00	+0.00	25%	135
2018/19	61%	9%	70%	17%	65%	17%	70%	9%	87%	65%	100.0	101.0	103.0	-0.70	+0.20	-0.50	26%	108
2017/18	75%	6%	81%	38%	81%	13%	75%	6%	75%	75%	105.0	100.0	103.0	+3.80	+2.70	-0.70	31%	102
2016/17	31%	0%	44%	0%	75%	0%	69%	0%	81%	81%	99.0	100.0	103.0	-3.60	-2.10	-2.50	26%	108

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	139	19.9	31%	2%	33%	7%	16%
2023/24	136	17.0	27%	2%	38%	8%	27%
2022/23	135	16.9	25%	2%	38%	5%	13%
2021/22	131	17.0	21%	3%	45%	7%	23%
2020/21	126	20.3	25%	2%	50%	—	—
2018/19	108	17.4	26%	0%	47%	4%	14%
2017/18	102	15.0	31%	3%	48%	4%	11%
2016/17	108	18.0	26%	2%	52%	5%	12%