Norbreck Primary Academy
Norbreck Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MULBERRY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Cooper
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 593
- URN
- 138739
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253852219
About this school
Norbreck Primary Academy is a primary academy in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 593 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 49% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 74% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Norbreck Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Blackpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 51.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 50.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 52.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 598 |
| 2023/24 | 591 |
| 2024/25 | 589 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norbreck Primary Academy compares
Norbreck Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 3.6% | 19.7% | 593 | — |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | 53% | 4.7% | 18.4% | 595 | 0.6 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.3% | 26.4% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Westcliff Primary Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 26.9% | 246 | 0.7 miles |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | — | 5.1% | 15.3% | 184 | 0.8 miles |
| Kincraig Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 45.6% | 235 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.69%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 4.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Anchorsholme Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Westcliff Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Kincraig Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Blackpool
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
Norbreck Primary Academy ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Anchorsholme 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 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 Norbreck Primary Academy teach?
- Norbreck Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Norbreck Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Norbreck Primary Academy is Mr Ian Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Norbreck Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norbreck Primary Academy, 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 Norbreck Primary Academy?
- Norbreck Primary Academy has 593 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Norbreck Primary Academy full?
- Norbreck Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 593 on roll (94%), 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 Norbreck Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Norbreck Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Norbreck Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Norbreck Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Norbreck Primary Academy?
- Norbreck Primary Academy is part of MULBERRY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Norbreck Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norbreck Primary Academy rank locally?
- Norbreck Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norbreck Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Norbreck Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norbreck Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norbreck Primary Academy'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.