Clifton Primary School, Lytham St Annes
Clifton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lytham St Annes. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 8 schools in Lytham St Annes with published results, and 13,336th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Clifton Primary School in detail
Clifton Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Clifton Primary School, we believe every child is unique and full of potential. Our aim is to bring out the best in each a nd every child by helping them shine both in the classroom and beyond."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball and choir.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Clifton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 54% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 70% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Clifton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Clifton Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Clifton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Clifton Primary School are Ansdell Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles); Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 87% maths); and St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Clifton Primary School.
Ansdell Primary SchoolOur Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolOur Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolSt Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 19 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 17 (7.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Clifton Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ansdell & Fairhaven Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waddington Road (by), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Clifton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Clifton Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud advocates for their school. They thrive due to the calm atmosphere at the school and the positive relationships that they have with staff, who care for them exceptionally well. Pupils are happy. In the early years, children flourish. They make a positive start to their education and show kindness towards each other.
Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), respond well to the high aspirations that the school has for their achievement and for their conduct. They achieve well. Pupils demonstrate extremely positive behaviour around the school. They have impeccable manners.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed an ambitious curriculum. It has thought carefully about the important information that pupils should learn and when they should learn it. This includes for children in the early years. Pupils achieve well across a broad range of subjects. Their knowledge builds securely over time. The school ensures that most pupils are ready for each stage of their education. In the early years, children are well prepared for key stage 1.
Staff use their subject knowledge well to design activities that help pupils to learn the curriculum successfully. The school accurately identifies the additional needs of pupils with SEND. Staff provide these pupils with the support that they need to learn the curriculum alongside their peers.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
19.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism, Multi-sensory +1
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 54% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
8
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
1 unlawfully large infant class
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Clifton Primary School
Term dates
Clifton Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Clifton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Clifton Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
216 pupils
245 places
29 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Lytham St Annes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lytham St Annes
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
16.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Clifton Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
214
Total Pupils
109
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,452
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,372
Per pupil
£1244k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
15.4%
Persistent absence
201
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Clifton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Clifton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Clifton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Clifton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% reached the expected standard in reading and 54% did so in maths.
What is Clifton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Clifton Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Clifton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Clifton Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Clifton Primary School?
Clifton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 245 places.
How big are the classes at Clifton Primary School?
Classes at Clifton Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Clifton Primary School?
Clifton Primary School has around 214 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Clifton Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Clifton Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 9 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Clifton Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Clifton Primary School in 2024/25. 15.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Clifton Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Clifton Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Clifton Primary School's term dates?
Clifton Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Clifton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Clifton Primary School?
Clifton Primary School is at Clitheroe Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 3PY.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)