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Northfold Community Primary School

Community school · Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 2NL

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-30

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
181

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
74
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
111 / 98
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
18.3%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Brian Walsh

Location

Address
Ringway
Postcode
FY5 2NL
Town
Thornton-Cleveleys
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Wyre
Constituency
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.3%.

Open schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
12
Primary schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
10
Academies among open schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
33% (4)
Open schools in FY5
13
Primary in FY5
10
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Thornton-CleveleysNear FY5

  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 3JW · Blackpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Thornton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 4JP · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM38.9%
    • Demand1.05

    1.1 miles away

  • Anchorsholme Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 3RX · Blackpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM17.3%
    • Demand0.99

    1.2 miles away

  • Larkholme Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Fleetwood · FY7 8QB · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM31.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Norbreck Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 1PD · Blackpool

    Ages 5–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.94

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Brian Walsh
Telephone
01253854193
Website
www.northfold.lancs.sch.uk

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