Anchorsholme Primary Academy
Eastpines Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SEA VIEW TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Barr
- Sponsor
- The Sea View Trust
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 595
- URN
- 140124
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253855215
About this school
Anchorsholme Primary Academy is a primary academy in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 595 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Anchorsholme Primary Academy, 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 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 92 | 87 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 89% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 89% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 91% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Anchorsholme 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 | 73% | 51.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 50.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 52.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 613 |
| 2023/24 | 615 |
| 2024/25 | 604 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Anchorsholme Primary Academy compares
Anchorsholme Primary Academy ranked 19th of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.7% | 18.4% | 595 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.3% | 26.4% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Norbreck Primary Academy | 47% | 3.6% | 19.7% | 593 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | 36% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 286 | 0.8 miles |
| Kincraig Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 45.6% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Westcliff Primary Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 26.9% | 246 | 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)
- 18.38%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 9.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Norbreck Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Kincraig Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Westcliff Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Blackpool
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
Anchorsholme Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- 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 Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Primary
- Thornton Primary School Primary
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College Secondary
- Great Arley School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Anchorsholme Primary Academy teach?
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Anchorsholme Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Anchorsholme Primary Academy is Mrs Julie Barr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Anchorsholme Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Anchorsholme 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 many pupils are at Anchorsholme Primary Academy?
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy has 595 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Anchorsholme Primary Academy full?
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 595 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 Anchorsholme Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Anchorsholme Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Anchorsholme Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Anchorsholme Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Anchorsholme Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy is part of THE SEA VIEW TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Anchorsholme Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Anchorsholme Primary Academy compare with other schools in Blackpool?
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy ranked 19th of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Anchorsholme Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Anchorsholme Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Anchorsholme 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.