Tonacliffe Primary School
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
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
2 Jul 2024Source: Ofsted, 18 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
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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