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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 February 2018Graded 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 entry66 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2025 2.7; Blackpool median median 1.7
- 2024 2.9; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2022 2.0; Blackpool median median 1.9
- 2021 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2020 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.8
- 2019 2.4; Blackpool median median 1.9
- 2018 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.9
- 2017 2.7; Blackpool median median 2.0
- 2016 3.1; Blackpool median median 2.1
- 2015 2.2; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 3.7; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Blackpool median
Dashed bars: as Marton Primary School and Nursery (URN 119348), the previous school.
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 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 84 | 2.9 | 41 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2023 | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 33 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 37 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2021 | 31 | 67 | 2.2 | 37 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2020 | 42 | 73 | 1.7 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 24 | 57 | 2.4 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 27 | 60 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 25 | 67 | 2.7 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 30 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 * | 36 | 80 | 2.2 | 29 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2014 * | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 19 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 69% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 59% 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 | 59% | 3% | 102 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 12% | 107 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 0% | 106 | 108 |
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
- Marton Primary Academy and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · BlackpoolSpecial measures 20261.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BlackpoolRemains Good20232.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · BlackpoolGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · BlackpoolRemains Good · concerns noted20241.5applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Blackpool20262.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Blackpool20261.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · BlackpoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · BlackpoolGood20232.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141867 · 890/2003
- Capacity
- 360 pupils · 312 on roll
- Free school meals
- 39.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2015
- Replaced
- Marton Primary School and Nursery (URN 119348)
- Address
- Whernside, Off Highfield Road, Marton, Blackpool, FY4 5LY
- Local authority
- Blackpool
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources