Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Holly Road, Blackpool, FY5 4HH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Slater
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 119897
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Telephone
- 01253868451
About this school
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School is a community special school in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 141 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh 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 | — | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.05%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 16.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Arley School0.0 miles
Special schools · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Rossall School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Fleetwood
-
Brookfield School2.2 miles
Special schools · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
McKee College House2.2 miles
Academies · Poulton
-
Norman House Independent School2.9 miles
Special schools · Blackpool
Other schools in Blackpool
- Blackpool Skills Academy Special schools
- Educational Diversity Academies
- Highfurlong School Academies
- Norman House Independent School Special schools
- Park Community Academy Academies
- The Maple School Free Schools
- Woodlands School Special schools
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Gateway Academy Primary
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School teach?
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Blackpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School?
- The headteacher of Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School is Mrs Jenny Slater, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh 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 Red Marsh School?
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School a faith school?
- No. Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School have?
- The schools register lists Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School's absence rate?
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh 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.