OFSTED
18 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Some aspects not as strong
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
286
286 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
155
54.2% of pupils
Male pupils
131
45.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
below England
School
20.3%
Wyre
24.8%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.3 pts
below England
School
1.0%
Wyre
2.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wyre
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.9%
277
White and Asian
1.4%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.3%
1
Any other White background
0.3%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.3%
1
Chinese
0.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.2%
32 of
286 pupils
9.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
36.0%
24.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
Wyre
75.6%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Writing
9.3 pts below England
School
61.0%
Wyre
69.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Maths
22.0 pts below England
School
50.0%
Wyre
72.9%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.32 pts
lower than
England
School
4.90%
Wyre
5.80%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.22 pts
lower than
England
School
12.60%
Wyre
14.44%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Wyre
1.70%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.8%
2.6 pts
above England
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
90.8%
Wyre
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.