Community school · Lancashire

Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School

4–11Ages
131Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119346URN

Manor Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

27 applications for 15 places · 334th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 10 July 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

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 1 of 13 years.

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	15	27	1.8	13	0.87
Sep 2025	11	23	2.1	9	0.82
Sep 2024	7	21	3.0	7	1.00
Sep 2023	8	17	2.1	8	1.00
Sep 2022	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2021	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2020	22	41	1.9	19	0.86
Sep 2019	28	45	1.6	22	0.79
Sep 2018	24	42	1.8	21	0.88
Sep 2017	23	49	2.1	23	1.00
Sep 2016	28	50	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2015	20	48	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2014	24	38	1.6	22	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 62% · Maths 76% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%280th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	0%	107	104
2023/24	70%	0%	107	104
2022/23	48%	0%	101	102

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

Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Northfold Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Anchorsholme Primary Academy
1.7 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Norbreck Primary Academy
1.8 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
2.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Larkholme Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thornton Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119346 · 888/2826
Capacity: 390 pupils · 131 on roll
Free school meals: 59.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Manor Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1EU
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

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