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Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 5HY

Ages 4–11 · 200 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
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

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill95%

200 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
200
Boys / girls
103 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
200 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
16.5%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Michael Lees

Location

Address
Station Road
Postcode
FY5 5HY
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, 200 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.5%.

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

  • Stanah Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 5JR · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand0.89

    0.3 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

    0.9 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

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Michael Lees
Telephone
01253823420
Website
http://www.bainesendowed.lancs.sch.uk

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