Community school · Blackpool

Layton Primary School

5–11Ages
622Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119246URN

Meyler Avenue, Layton, Blackpool, FY3 7DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingOct 2017

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

133 applications for 78 places · 18th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingOct 2017

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

12 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)
10 October 2017
Graded inspection: Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Blackpool median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

133 applications · 78 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Blackpool median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Blackpool median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Blackpool median median 2.0
2014 2.0; Blackpool median median 2.1

This school
Blackpool median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	78	133	1.7	70	0.90
Sep 2025	84	127	1.5	81	0.96
Sep 2024	86	158	1.8	78	0.91
Sep 2023	90	165	1.8	91	1.01
Sep 2022	84	172	2.1	116	1.38
Sep 2021	90	168	1.9	99	1.10
Sep 2020	89	174	2.0	106	1.19
Sep 2019	90	182	2.0	89	0.99
Sep 2018	89	167	1.9	106	1.19
Sep 2017	90	156	1.7	82	0.91
Sep 2016	80	152	1.9	65	0.81
Sep 2015	83	148	1.8	71	0.86
Sep 2014	90	177	2.0	75	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 79% · Maths 73% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%9th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Blackpool 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Blackpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	24%	107	107
2023/24	69%	9%	105	105
2022/23	67%	7%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Layton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Academy
0.6 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Boundary Primary School
0.6 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · improving2022

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Primary Academy
1.1 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
1.3 km · Blackpool

Not yet inspected
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Westminster Primary Academy
1.4 km · Blackpool

2026

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Moor Park Primary School
1.8 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119246 · 890/2208
Capacity: 630 pupils · 622 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Meyler Avenue, Layton, Blackpool, FY3 7DX
Local authority: Blackpool

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources