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Norbreck Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Karen McCarter

corporate_fareMULBERRY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onThornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1PD

language Visit Website phone 1253852219

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

598

school

Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Norbreck Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Thornton-Cleveleys, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Norbreck Primary Academy is an academy converter in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of MULBERRY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 589 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #26 of 29 primaries in Blackpool and #12,294 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 52%

Reading79% LA 66%

Writing58% LA 62%

Maths70% LA 64%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading79% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 62% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading67% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.8

-3.2 to -0.6

-1.8

Write

LA -0.6

-3.0 to -0.5

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.9 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.7

-2.5 to 0.2

-1.1

Write

LA -0.3

-2.4 to 0.2

-0.9

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.1 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 59%

Reading72% LA 69%

Writing84% LA 72%

Maths79% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.3

-2.6 to 0

1.3

Write

LA 0.6

0.1 to 2.5

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.6 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-11-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 589 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	589	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	587	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	593	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	591	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	588	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	598	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	598	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	598	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	605	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	603	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	603	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	620	5	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	614	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	610	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	604	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	604	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	601	3	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	592	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	592	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	594	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	588	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	586	3	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	585	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	577	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	587	2	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	589	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

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Norbreck Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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