Low-rise interwar terraces and bungalows define the residential character where Thornton village and Cleveleys town grew together on the Lancashire coast, forming a joint urban district in 1927 and later absorbed into the borough of Wyre in 1974. Around 31,000 people live here, with Poulton-le-Fylde the nearest rail connection on the Blackpool North line to Preston in around twenty minutes.
Stanah is among the most sought-after pockets for primary school catchments, while Thornton-Cleveleys more broadly draws families alert to the quality of state provision across the conurbation. Thornton and Northfold sit to the north and east.
Area Performance
Across 10 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.12/10, -0.23 vs England.
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Distribution across all Thornton-Cleveleys schools
Thornton-Cleveleys vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Thornton-Cleveleys schools
top 66% of 14,978
top 66% of 14,978
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