Thornton Primary School
Primary schoolThornton Primary School is a primary school in Wyre, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 149 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 45% of pupils at Thornton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 2024160 m
- Great Arley SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, April 2024230 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton CleveleysPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Stanah Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wyre
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).