Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Thornton-Cleveleys.

Summary of the comparison

Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys are primary schools in Thornton-Cleveleys.

  • Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School was judged Good and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 36.0% for Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School and 60.0% for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School versus Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Thornton-CleveleysThornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary SchoolThornton-CleveleysSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton CleveleysEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking288th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure362nd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll297 200
Capacity315 210
LocationThornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TY Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard36.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census297 200
Free school meals (ever 6)19.9% 21.0%
English as an additional language1.7% 5.0%
SEN support10.1% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.6% Stronger figure13.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys

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