Stanah Primary School

Stanah Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to the educational and personal development of its pupils. The school promotes a harmonious community where students are well cared for and encouraged to support each other. Pupils respond positively to the expectation of high standards in behavior and achievement, and they enjoy numerous extra-curricular activities that foster their interests and talents. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, and the school has effective systems in place to support the learning of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel well cared for.
• The school promotes high expectations for behavior and achievement.
• A rich variety of extra-curricular opportunities is available.
• Teachers deliver the curriculum effectively and address misconceptions quickly.
• The reading program inspires pupils to enjoy reading.
• The school has a strong focus on personal development.
• There is an effective support system for identifying and including pupils with SEND.
• Governors provide valuable support and challenge to the school.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, essential knowledge has not been clearly identified.
• Support for struggling readers varies in effectiveness, affecting phonics development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stanah Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Stanah Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stanah Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.0% of pupils at Stanah Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Stanah Primary School received £6,581 and spent £6,556 for each of its 369 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £179,000 (£485 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Stanah Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanah Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Stanah Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanah Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Stanah Primary School have?

Stanah Primary School has 369 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanah Primary School cover?

Stanah Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stanah Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanah Primary School?

Stanah Primary School is at Lambs Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 5JR.