Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119375URN

Staining Road, Staining, Blackpool, FY3 0BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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75 applications for 35 places · 282nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 October 2014
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

75 applications · 35 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire 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	35	75	2.1	40	1.14
Sep 2025	31	50	1.6	28	0.90
Sep 2024	35	59	1.7	32	0.91
Sep 2023	35	75	2.1	44	1.26
Sep 2022	30	51	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2021	33	64	1.9	28	0.85
Sep 2020	35	64	1.8	38	1.09
Sep 2019	35	70	2.0	43	1.23
Sep 2018	29	42	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2017	35	64	1.8	38	1.09
Sep 2016	29	45	1.6	22	0.76
Sep 2015	34	44	1.3	26	0.76
Sep 2014	32	57	1.8	22	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 83% · Maths 96% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%123rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	13%	106	109
2023/24	81%	17%	106	108
2022/23	71%	14%	107	108

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

Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Stanley Primary School
1.8 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Boundary Primary School
2.1 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · improving2022

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Academy
2.1 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Mereside Primary Academy
2.1 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.5applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Layton Primary School
2.6 km · Blackpool

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
2.8 km · Blackpool

Good2023

2.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119375 · 888/3075
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 245 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Staining Road, Staining, Blackpool, FY3 0BW
Local authority: Lancashire · Fylde

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