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Tonacliffe Primary School

Rossendale, OL12 8SSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
43%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
36 1st-choice / 41 places
Ranking
#12,153
of 13,686 nationally

About Tonacliffe Primary School

Tonacliffe Primary School sits in the bottom half of Lancashire primary schools when it comes to the key measure of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Just 43% of its Year 6 pupils hit that benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with a local authority average of 60%. That gap of 17 percentage points is significant and places the school 357th out of 480 primaries in Lancashire. The picture is a little more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 64% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, and 62% in reading, but maths lagged at 57%. On the higher standard, only 12% of pupils achieved that in maths, and none did so in reading, writing and maths combined. So while the school is not performing poorly across the board, the headline combined figure is notably below what most Lancashire primaries achieve.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressTonacliffe Road, Tonacliffe School, Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Rossendale, OL12 8SS
HeadteacherJoanne Heap
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils305
Free School Meals (FSM)15.0%
School Capacity305 / 315 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Jul 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, 18 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

After-school care

15:30-18:00

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

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Tonacliffe 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.