Academy converter · Blackpool

Hawes Side Academy

4–11Ages
340Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138538URN

Johnsville Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected Apr 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

44 applications for 26 places · 19th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching				Urgent improvement
Achievement				Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance				Urgent improvement

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

14 April 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention, 3 Urgent improvement
2 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good
14 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

44 applications · 26 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Blackpool median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Blackpool median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Blackpool median median 2.0
2014 2.4; 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	26	44	1.7	23	0.88
Sep 2025	28	68	2.4	25	0.89
Sep 2024	36	66	1.8	31	0.86
Sep 2023	59	107	1.8	56	0.95
Sep 2022	59	109	1.9	52	0.88
Sep 2021	62	111	1.8	57	0.92
Sep 2020	61	108	1.8	59	0.97
Sep 2019	76	144	1.9	70	0.92
Sep 2018	80	177	2.2	79	0.99
Sep 2017	85	176	2.1	80	0.94
Sep 2016	87	195	2.2	69	0.79
Sep 2015	81	165	2.0	57	0.70
Sep 2014	80	195	2.4	71	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 49% · Writing 60% · Maths 43% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%28th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard49%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Blackpool 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	40%	0%	100	98
2023/24	22%	0%	99	99
2022/23	43%	0%	100	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

Hawes Side AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
0.8 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
1.0 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
1.1 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Waterloo Primary Academy
1.1 km · Blackpool

2026

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
1.1 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Roseacre Primary Academy
1.2 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thames Primary Academy
1.3 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
1.5 km · Blackpool

Good2023

2.0applications per place 80%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: 138538 · 890/2207
Trust: Endeavour Learning Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 340 on roll
Free school meals: 38.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Hawes Side Primary School (URN 119245)
Address: Johnsville Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3LN
Local authority: Blackpool

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources