Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School

Manor Beach Primary School has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, which was graded as Requires Improvement. Currently rated as Good, the school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and cared for. There is a strong emphasis on pupils' emotional well-being and personal development, with many opportunities for responsibility and community involvement. Curriculum planning is generally effective, and many pupils achieve well across various subjects, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils feel well cared for and secure at the school.
• The school promotes a love of reading through daily reading activities and effective phonics instruction.
• Pupils have opportunities to engage in various responsibilities and community service.
• The school has effective systems for identifying and supporting pupils with SEND.
• Staff have high morale and appreciate the support for their workload and professional development.
• Positive inroads have been made in improving pupil attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum content in some subjects, including early years, is not broken down clearly enough.
• Some pupils lack a deep understanding of fundamental British values and cultural differences.

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 Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.3% 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, 4.0% of pupils at Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach 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 Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% 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, 16.8% of pupils at Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% 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 Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School received £9,313 and spent £9,614 for each of its 131 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £56,000 (£429 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 Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School have?

Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School has 131 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School cover?

Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School?

Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School is at Manor Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 1EU.