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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 25 November 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry143 applications · 86 places offered · 79 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2025 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.7
- 2024 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2023 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2022 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9
- 2021 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2020 1.8; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2019 1.9; Blackpool median median 1.9
- 2018 2.0; 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 | 86 | 143 | 1.7 | 79 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 87 | 148 | 1.7 | 84 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 86 | 174 | 2.0 | 81 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 80 | 144 | 1.8 | 80 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 70 | 131 | 1.9 | 62 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 70 | 143 | 2.0 | 62 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 89 | 164 | 1.8 | 87 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 85 | 160 | 1.9 | 77 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 | 90 | 179 | 2.0 | 91 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 78 | 156 | 2.0 | 75 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 88 | 179 | 2.0 | 77 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 | 88 | 181 | 2.1 | 83 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 88 | 184 | 2.1 | 83 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 79% · Writing 58% · Maths 70% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Blackpool median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 47% | 0% | 106 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 1% | 104 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 0% | 103 | 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
- Norbreck Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BlackpoolGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BlackpoolStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BlackpoolRemains Good20223.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BlackpoolRemains Good20222.1applications per place
- 1.6 km · Blackpool20261.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · LancashireGood20241.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Blackpool20262.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · LancashireSome aspects not as strong20242.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 138739 · 890/2209
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 593 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Norbreck Primary School (URN 119247)
- Address
- Norbreck Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1PD
- Local authority
- Blackpool
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources