Northfold Community Primary School

LancashireCommunity school

Ringway, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2NL

Headteacher: Mr Brian WalshSchool website ↗Pupils: 203 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2024
Oversubscribed
74% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2024
74%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 30 April 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
59.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 72%·Maths 72%All three 59%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
38
How many got their first choice?
28of 38 (73.7%)
How many applied in total?
74

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
95 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2018/19), currently 59%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1670.0%3.0%+1.2-0.6+1.0
2016/1768.0%16.0%-0.30.0+0.2
2017/1860.0%13.0%+0.2+2.3+1.8
2018/1986.0%18.0%+0.20.0+1.6
2022/2363.0%0.0%-1.2-1.3+1.2
2023/2468.0%6.0%---
2024/2559.0%0.0%---