Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Thornton-Cleveleys

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 12 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~578m)Possible (~826m)Unlikely (~1.1km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Michael Lees
Pupils:200 / 210 capacity
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01253823420
Address:Station Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5HY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 March 2025View full report
URN:119391
UKPRN:10078136
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2011 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

16.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

74 responses
Would recommend88%
Child is happy96%
Well taught95%
Good progress87%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved85%
Bullying dealt with14%
Kept informed89%
Handles concerns57%
Wider development88%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+24ppMathsWriting-25pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 97%. Maths has remained stable at around 90%. Writing has declined from 80% to 55%.

Class Sizes

28.3

Avg class size

28.3

Infant (KS1)

28.3

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Wentworth Drive (opp)
155m · 3 min walk
Centre (Stop 1)
157m · 3 min walk
Farnworth Road (adj)
191m · 3 min walk
Sunningdale Drive (by)
241m · 4 min walk
Ash Drive (by)
254m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

200 pupils

210 capacity

10 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Thornton-Cleveleys

Low pressure
New homes approved:432
Projected new pupils:108

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Thornton-Cleveleys

Admissions Demand - Lancashire

Low demand0.77x oversubscription

Places available

15,664

Applications

12,136

Got 1st preference

93.0%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

25 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
28 January 2020
8 March 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.88048%

Overall absence

8.98876%

Persistent absence

178

Enrolments

Authorised3.55321%
Unauthorised1.32727%
Persistent (10%+)8.98876%
Severe (50%+)0.5618%

Absence trend

2.68977%
18/19
1.98564%
20/21
5.38343%
21/22
4.26323%
22/23
4.69404%
23/24
4.88048%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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