# Alternatives to Thornton Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Thornton Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Thornton Primary School, for comparison

1.42 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys, Thornton-Cleveleys](/school/149265/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-thornton-cleveleys) | 0.2 mi south-west | 0.92 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School, Thornton-Cleveleys](/school/119149/thornton-cleveleys-royles-brook-primary-school) | 0.6 mi south-west | 0.88 | 2026 | Some aspects not as strong | no | not recorded |
| [Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Thornton-Cleveleys](/school/119391/thornton-cleveleys-baines-endowed-voluntary-controlled-primary-school) | 0.9 mi south | 0.90 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Stanah Primary School, Thornton-Cleveleys](/school/119296/stanah-primary-school) | 0.9 mi south-east | 0.96 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Northfold Community Primary School, Thornton-Cleveleys](/school/119290/northfold-community-primary-school) | 1.1 mi west | 1.10 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Anchorsholme Primary Academy, Thornton-Cleveleys](/school/140124/anchorsholme-primary-academy) | 1.4 mi south-west | 0.95 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/119148/thornton-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/119148/thornton-primary-school