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Tonacliffe Primary School

Community school · Whitworth · OL12 8SS

Ages 3–11 · 294 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

4.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

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)73%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
266

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

294 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
294
Boys / girls
146 / 148
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
294 / 315 (93%)
Free school meals
14.4%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Heap

Location

Address
Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Tonacliffe School, Tonacliffe Road
Postcode
OL12 8SS
Town
Whitworth
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
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 3–11, in Whitworth, Lancashire, 294 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 14.4%.

Open schools in Whitworth
1
Primary schools in Whitworth
1
Academies among open schools in Whitworth
0% (0)
Open schools in OL12
32
Primary in OL12
18
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 WhitworthNear OL12

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Heap
Telephone
01706344609
Website
www.tonacliffe.lancs.sch.uk/

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