Tonacliffe Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Whitworth, Lancashire
Tonacliffe Primary School is a primary school in Whitworth, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Tonacliffe School, Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, OL12 8SS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 294 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school benefit from the support of caring staff, who know them well.”
- “They are happy during lessons and when playing with their friends in the playground.”
- “The school has high expectations of what pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), can achieve.”
To improve
- “In 2023, the proportion of Year 1 pupils who met the expected standard in phonics was lower than the national average.”
- “However, in some subjects, the work that staff give to pupils does not reflect the ambition of the curriculum.”
- “This hinders some pupils in developing a deep body of knowledge across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth 1.1 mi Good
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Britannia Community Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade