Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Station Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Lees
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 119391
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253823420
About this school
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 63% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 73% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 77% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled 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 | 77% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 328th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.9% | 15.1% | 200 | — |
| Stanah Primary School | 85% | 4.1% | 14.4% | 369 | 0.3 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys | 60% | 4.8% | 21% | 186 | 0.9 miles |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | 75% | 4% | 8.2% | 333 | 0.9 miles |
| Thornton Primary School | 45% | 6.8% | 33.1% | 149 | 0.9 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | 36% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 286 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.08%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 8.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanah Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys0.9 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Carleton Green Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Thornton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranks 6th 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 Manor Beach 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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Mr Michael Lees, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled 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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School full?
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. 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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 52% 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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School rank locally?
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 328th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled 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 Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled 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 1 July 2026.