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Best schools in Thornton-Cleveleys

10 schools in Thornton-Cleveleys with the same league rank as the Lancashire and Blackpool league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

Thornton-Cleveleys's own ranking

In Thornton-CleveleysSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Stanah Primary School85%13%Top 6% (27/461) in Lancashire
2Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys60%10%(261/461) in Lancashire
3Northfold Community Primary School59%0%(282/461) in Lancashire
4Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School57%0%(303/461) in Lancashire
5Anchorsholme Primary Academy53%7%(19/32) in Blackpool
6Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School52%0%(345/461) in Lancashire
7Norbreck Primary Academy47%0%(22/32) in Blackpool
8Thornton Primary School45%20%(382/461) in Lancashire
9St Teresa's Catholic Primary School43%3%(29/32) in Blackpool
10Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School36%2%(426/461) in Lancashire

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde2.1 miles94%8%Top 2% (5/461) in Lancashire
Hambleton Primary AcademyPoulton-le-Fylde2.9 miles82%0%Top 9% (37/461) in Lancashire
Westcliff Primary AcademyBlackpool1.6 miles79%30%Top 7% (2/32) in Blackpool
Kincraig Primary SchoolBlackpool1.3 miles79%0%Top 10% (3/32) in Blackpool
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde1.6 miles76%14%Top 17% (78/461) in Lancashire
Carleton Green Community Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde1.4 miles75%0%Top 20% (88/461) in Lancashire
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-FyldePoulton-le-Fylde2.1 miles73%7%Top 25% (115/461) in Lancashire
Unity Academy BlackpoolBlackpool2.8 miles73%2%Top 19% (6/32) in Blackpool
Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde2.4 miles68%6%Top 38% (174/461) in Lancashire
Larkholme Primary SchoolFleetwood2.1 miles63%2%(241/461) in Lancashire

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

None in Thornton-Cleveleys itself is ranked.

Not ranked: Millfield School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
St George's School A Church of England AcademyBlackpool5.3 miles55.474%1st (1/8) in Blackpool
Hodgson AcademyPoulton-Le-Fylde2.4 miles49.350%Top 28% (22/79) in Lancashire
Baines SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde2.9 miles47.447%Top 37% (29/79) in Lancashire
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodFleetwood2.1 miles46.044%Top 44% (34/79) in Lancashire
St Mary's Catholic AcademyBlackpool3.3 miles44.239%Top 25% (2/8) in Blackpool
Saint Aidan's Church of England High SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde3.6 miles43.439%(44/79) in Lancashire
Montgomery AcademyBlackpool1.5 miles40.937%Top 38% (3/8) in Blackpool
Blackpool Aspire AcademyBlackpool2.6 miles37.735%Top 50% (4/8) in Blackpool
Fleetwood High SchoolFLEETWOOD2.6 miles37.029%(73/79) in Lancashire
Highfield Leadership AcademyBlackpool6.0 miles35.235%(5/8) in Blackpool

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

None in Thornton-Cleveleys itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
The Blackpool Sixth Form CollegeBlackpool2.4 miles33.0-0.091st (1/2) in Blackpool
St Mary's Catholic AcademyBlackpool3.3 miles31.2-0.19(2/2) in Blackpool

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Thornton-Cleveleys itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Rossall SchoolFleetwood1.8 miles40.2Top 40% (2/5) in Lancashire
AKS LythamLytham St Annes9.3 miles39.9(3/5) in Lancashire
Kirkham Grammar SchoolPreston8.4 miles31.6(5/5) in Lancashire

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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