Living in Thornton-Cleveleys with children
Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire and Blackpool. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
11 schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondaryThornton-Cleveleys on the schools map →Every school in Thornton-Cleveleys, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (10)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanah Primary School | School remains Good | Top 25% · 68th in Lancashire | — |
| Thornton Primary School | Good | Top half · 119th in Lancashire | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys | Ofsted report card | Top half · 124th in Lancashire | — |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | Good | Top half · 5th in Blackpool | — |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Good | Lower half · 246th in Lancashire | — |
| Northfold Community Primary School | Good | Lower half · 283rd in Lancashire | — |
| Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School | Good | Lower half · 337th in Lancashire | — |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | Some aspects not as strong | Lower half · 361st in Lancashire | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Standards maintained | Lower half · 25th in Blackpool | — |
| Norbreck Primary Academy | Standards maintained | Lower half · 27th in Blackpool | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millfield School | Good | Lower half · 32nd in Lancashire | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for Thornton-Cleveleys yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Thornton-Cleveleys →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 95% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%, on average across the 1,134 postcodes in FY5. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 5 outstanding; 11 good, or expected standard; 2 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 16 in Lancashire · 2 in Blackpool.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 19 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Lancashire
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Lancashire · Blackpool.
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