Academy converter · Blackpool

Waterloo Primary Academy

3–11Ages
600Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138300URN

Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 3AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

90 applications for 52 places · 17th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 9 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong 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

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

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
21 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

90 applications · 52 places offered · 51 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 1.6; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Blackpool median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Blackpool median median 2.1
2015 2.1; Blackpool median median 2.0
2014 2.1; 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	52	90	1.7	51	0.98
Sep 2025	65	96	1.5	56	0.86
Sep 2024	57	100	1.8	53	0.93
Sep 2023	73	116	1.6	65	0.89
Sep 2022	44	77	1.8	40	0.91
Sep 2021	54	97	1.8	48	0.89
Sep 2020	58	112	1.9	54	0.93
Sep 2019	85	158	1.9	74	0.87
Sep 2018	85	174	2.1	76	0.89
Sep 2017	90	176	2.0	91	1.01
Sep 2016	90	183	2.0	83	0.92
Sep 2015	88	183	2.1	76	0.86
Sep 2014	91	190	2.1	86	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 85% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%7th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

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	70%	1%	107	107
2023/24	56%	0%	106	102
2022/23	47%	0%	101	100

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

Waterloo Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
0.6 km · Blackpool

Good2023

2.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
0.7 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
0.8 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Blackpool Gateway Academy
0.8 km · Blackpool

2026

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Revoe Learning Academy
0.9 km · Blackpool

Good2024

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Hawes Side Academy
1.1 km · Blackpool

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Thames Primary Academy
1.4 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
1.5 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138300 · 890/2221
Trust: Zest Academy Trust
Capacity: 656 pupils · 600 on roll
Free school meals: 57.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Waterloo Primary School (URN 119255)
Address: Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 3AG
Local authority: Blackpool

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