Tonacliffe Primary School
Community school in Whitworth, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 294 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 315 |
| Free school meals | 14.40% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Tonacliffe School, Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Lancashire, OL12 8SS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.tonacliffe.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01706344609 |
| URN | 119271 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 July 2024, published 18 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Shawclough Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Healey Foundation Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Norden Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Greenbank Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- All Saints Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
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