Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
Heys Street, Thornton, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Eaton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 149265
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253821392
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys 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 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys ranked 251st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 | 60% | 4.8% | 21% | 186 | — |
| Thornton Primary School | 45% | 6.8% | 33.1% | 149 | 0.2 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | 36% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 286 | 0.4 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 15.1% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| Stanah Primary School | 85% | 4.1% | 14.4% | 369 | 1.0 miles |
| Northfold Community Primary School | 59% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 209 | 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)
- 21%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 13.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Stanah Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Northfold Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Primary
- Norbreck Primary Academy Primary
- Northfold Community Primary School 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys is Mr Paul Eaton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys, 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys as having no nursery classes.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys part of an academy trust?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys is part of THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2023/24 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys ranked 251st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys'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 10 July 2026.