Voluntary aided school · Blackpool

Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119594URN

School Road, Marton Moss, Blackpool, FY4 5DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

118 applications for 60 places · 10th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 19 May 2026Published 30 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
28 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Blackpool median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

118 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Blackpool median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Blackpool median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Blackpool median median 2.0
2014 2.2; 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	60	118	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2025	58	130	2.2	82	1.41
Sep 2024	60	135	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2023	60	125	2.1	80	1.33
Sep 2022	56	111	2.0	57	1.02
Sep 2021	59	113	1.9	56	0.95
Sep 2020	59	123	2.1	60	1.02
Sep 2019	60	121	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2018	60	140	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2017	59	137	2.3	63	1.07
Sep 2016	59	135	2.3	61	1.03
Sep 2015	54	109	2.0	42	0.78
Sep 2014	59	129	2.2	65	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 76% · Maths 86% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%5th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard36%

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	75%	8%	108	107
2023/24	80%	8%	107	107
2022/23	63%	5%	106	104

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

Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
0.8 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
1.5 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hawes Side Academy
1.8 km · Blackpool

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Roseacre Primary Academy
2.0 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
2.5 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Mereside Primary Academy
2.5 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.5applications per place 18%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119594 · 890/3620
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Road, Marton Moss, Blackpool, FY4 5DS
Local authority: Blackpool

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