Voluntary aided school · Blackpool

Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119595URN

Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

46 applications for 25 places · 16th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Blackpool median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 2.2; Blackpool median median 2.0
2016 3.0; Blackpool median median 2.1
2015 4.1; Blackpool median median 2.0
2014 4.4; 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	25	46	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2025	27	41	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2024	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	51	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	59	2.0	38	1.27
Sep 2020	29	63	2.2	33	1.14
Sep 2019	30	81	2.7	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	79	2.6	26	0.87
Sep 2017	30	65	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	89	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	123	4.1	57	1.90
Sep 2014	30	132	4.4	64	2.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%4th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	77%	3%	105	103
2023/24	69%	7%	106	104
2022/23	60%	0%	103	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

Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Primary Academy
0.8 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Revoe Learning Academy
1.2 km · Blackpool

Good2024

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Westminster Primary Academy
1.3 km · Blackpool

2026

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Blackpool Gateway Academy
1.6 km · Blackpool

2026

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
1.8 km · Blackpool

Good2023

2.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Layton Primary School
1.9 km · Blackpool

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 65%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: 119595 · 890/3621
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 53.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3NX
Local authority: Blackpool

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