Voluntary controlled school · Blackpool

Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
322Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119411URN

Bispham Road, Bispham, Bispham Rd, Blackpool, FY2 0HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

62 applications for 28 places · 4th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
8 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Blackpool median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

62 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Blackpool median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Blackpool median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Blackpool median median 2.0
2014 2.4; Blackpool median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Blackpool median in 12 of 13 years.

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	28	62	2.2	25	0.89
Sep 2025	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2024	41	75	1.8	37	0.90
Sep 2023	36	66	1.8	35	0.97
Sep 2022	41	80	2.0	35	0.85
Sep 2021	41	75	1.8	38	0.93
Sep 2020	23	55	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2019	42	95	2.3	40	0.95
Sep 2018	50	112	2.2	44	0.88
Sep 2017	39	98	2.5	36	0.92
Sep 2016	59	127	2.2	50	0.85
Sep 2015	48	112	2.3	44	0.92
Sep 2014	62	151	2.4	58	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 66% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%19th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Blackpool 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	52%	3%	103	103
2023/24	52%	4%	105	104
2022/23	54%	5%	104	102

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

Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Moor Park Primary School
0.6 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Westcliff Primary Academy
0.8 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Kincraig Primary School
1.3 km · Blackpool

2026

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
1.8 km · Blackpool

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

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Norbreck Primary Academy
1.9 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119411 · 890/3192
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 322 on roll
Free school meals: 32.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bispham Road, Bispham, Bispham Rd, Blackpool, FY2 0HH
Local authority: Blackpool

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