Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HL
186 pupils · 89% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 5 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 23 | 65 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 17 | 57 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 17 | 41 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 22 | 51 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Thornton Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School 0.6 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stanah Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Northfold Community Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.