Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School
Manor Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Binns
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 119346
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253853879
About this school
Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School is a community primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 131 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 27 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 70% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 89% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 85% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Manor Beach 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 | 48% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School compares
Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School ranked 291st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 7.2% | 59.2% | 131 | — |
| Northfold Community Primary School | 59% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.3% | 26.4% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | 36% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 286 | 1.0 miles |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | 53% | 4.7% | 18.4% | 595 | 1.1 miles |
| Norbreck Primary Academy | 47% | 3.6% | 19.7% | 593 | 1.1 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)
- 59.2%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 23.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfold Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Anchorsholme Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Norbreck Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School ranks 4th 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 Royles Brook Primary School Primary
- Thornton Primary School Primary
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College Secondary
- Great Arley School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School teach?
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School is Miss Hannah Binns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach 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 big is Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School?
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School full?
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 131 on roll (34%), 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 Manor Beach Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 Manor Beach Primary School rank locally?
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School ranked 291st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Manor Beach Primary School's absence rate?
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach 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.