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Northfold Community Primary School

Wyre, FY5 2NLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2024
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
38 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#4,866
of 13,686 nationally

About Northfold Community Primary School

Northfold Community Primary School sits within the Lancashire local authority, in the Wyre borough, and is one of 480 primary schools across the county. Among its local peers, it ranks 19th out of 35 schools in Wyre, placing it in the top half of the borough. The top-performing schools in the area include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Northfold's ranking score of 68 places it in the top 50 nationally for its key stage 2 expected standard measure, though it sits around the 35th percentile when compared with all primary schools in England. The school is led by headteacher Brian Walsh and serves 203 pupils, just shy of its 210 capacity, with 18.7 per cent of children eligible for free school meals.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRingway, Thornton-Cleveleys, Wyre, FY5 2NL
HeadteacherBrian Walsh
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils203
Free School Meals (FSM)18.7%
School Capacity203 / 210 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Apr 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 9 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Playing FieldsSports HallMusic RoomsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

DanceFootballRoundersCricketCross CountryNetballTennis

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubGardeningArt ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: northfold.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Northfold Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.