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Clifton Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 214Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 119291URN

Clitheroe Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 3PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJul 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.7per place
close to Lancashire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

60 applications for 22 places · 140th of 366 in Lancashire
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
53%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJul 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

  1. 18 July 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 7 July 2015
    Graded inspection: Good

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
2.7applications per place, Reception
close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

60 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

  1. 2026 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 5.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
  6. 2021 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
  7. 2020 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
  8. 2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
  9. 2018 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
  11. 2016 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
  12. 2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
  13. 2014 3.1; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202622602.7210.95
Sep 202515755.0151.00
Sep 202424793.3241.00
Sep 202333842.6280.85
Sep 202225803.2240.96
Sep 202130893.0250.83
Sep 2020351183.4330.94
Sep 201935972.8351.00
Sep 201828903.2250.89
Sep 2017301093.6290.97
Sep 201633972.9240.73
Sep 201545791.8230.51
Sep 201425783.1240.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 68% · Maths 54% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%310th of 444 in Lancashire
Reading
Expected standard60%
Higher standard37%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard68%
Greater depth3%
Maths
Expected standard54%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Lancashire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2553%0%102100
2023/2439%3%102100
2022/2348%3%102103

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

  • 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
119291 · 888/2497
Capacity
245 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals
19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Clitheroe Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 3PY
Local authority
Lancashire · Fylde

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