Community school · Lancashire

Northfold Community Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119290URN

Ringway, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

67 applications for 29 places · 243rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

30 April 2024
Graded inspection: Good
23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 29 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	67	2.3	32	1.10
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2024	28	74	2.6	28	1.00
Sep 2023	30	68	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2022	27	61	2.3	26	0.96
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2020	30	89	3.0	46	1.53
Sep 2019	30	85	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	82	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	81	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2014	26	53	2.0	21	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%262nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	0%	106	104
2023/24	68%	6%	107	106
2022/23	63%	0%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Northfold Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
1.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thornton Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Anchorsholme Primary Academy
1.9 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Larkholme Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Norbreck Primary Academy
2.3 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119290 · 888/2492
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ringway, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2NL
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources