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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleOL12 8SSTonacliffe Primary School
Primary

Tonacliffe Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Whitworth · OL12 8SS www.tonacliffe.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
305
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
305
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
305
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Tonacliffe Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+18pp
73%58%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
305
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Whitworth, OL12 8SS
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2561%5%80%39%68%23%77%18%77%68%106.0103.0106.015%305
2023/2443%0%62%31%64%0%57%12%79%67%104.0101.0103.09%317
2022/2373%9%82%30%84%14%82%16%89%84%106.0105.0106.0-0.20+0.80-0.5010%321
2018/1970%7%79%28%79%12%86%23%56%86%104.0106.0106.0+0.80+0.30+1.8012%342
2017/1870%11%76%39%76%15%85%37%76%80%105.0106.0108.0+1.20-0.30+2.9013%357
2016/1753%9%56%33%71%20%73%22%64%76%104.0104.0106.0+1.00+0.80+0.9011%347

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530524.415%1%17%4%6%
2023/2431724.59%2%17%5%12%
2022/2332122.610%2%18%5%11%
2021/2233424.810%2%17%4%10%
2020/2134124.611%3%14%
2018/1934225.812%2%15%4%5%
2017/1835724.913%1%15%4%6%
2016/1734724.311%0%14%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.