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Stanah Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Lambs Road, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5JR · stanah.co.uk · 01253 825225
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 369
- 88% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Stanah Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 75
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND