Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
Marsh Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer McKinnon
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 286
- URN
- 119149
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253821396
About this school
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School is a community primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 286 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 41 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 41% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 59% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 56% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 54% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School compares
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School ranked 408th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 286 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys | 60% | 4.8% | 21% | 186 | 0.4 miles |
| Thornton Primary School | 45% | 6.8% | 33.1% | 149 | 0.6 miles |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | 53% | 4.7% | 18.4% | 595 | 0.8 miles |
| Northfold Community Primary School | 59% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.3% | 26.4% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.87%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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Thornton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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Anchorsholme Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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Northfold Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Primary
- Norbreck Primary Academy Primary
- Northfold Community Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stanah Primary School Primary
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School Primary
- Thornton Primary School Primary
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College Secondary
- Great Arley School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School teach?
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School is Mrs Jennifer McKinnon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School?
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School has 286 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School full?
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 286 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School ranked 408th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.