Academy converter · Blackpool

Westminster Primary Academy

4–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144945URN

Westminster Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

46 applications for 38 places · 29th of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 19 May 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years		Expected 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
26 January 2022
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Blackpool median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 38 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Blackpool median median 1.9
2021 1.2; Blackpool median median 1.8
2020 1.0; Blackpool median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Blackpool median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Blackpool median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Blackpool median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Blackpool median

Dashed bars: as Claremont Community Primary School (URN 119240), 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	38	46	1.2	32	0.84
Sep 2025	43	57	1.3	37	0.86
Sep 2024	44	56	1.3	41	0.93
Sep 2023	46	53	1.2	46	1.00
Sep 2022	48	63	1.3	45	0.94
Sep 2021	29	36	1.2	26	0.90
Sep 2020	48	50	1.0	39	0.81
Sep 2019	54	67	1.2	46	0.85
Sep 2018	42	59	1.4	40	0.95
Sep 2017 *	52	62	1.2	43	0.83
Sep 2016 *	60	77	1.3	51	0.85
Sep 2015 *	54	75	1.4	43	0.80
Sep 2014 *	61	70	1.2	46	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 69% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%13th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Blackpool 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	60%	0%	103	101
2023/24	60%	2%	105	105
2022/23	56%	0%	106	103

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

Westminster Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Primary Academy
1.2 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Layton Primary School
1.4 km · Blackpool

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Academy
1.9 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Boundary Primary School
2.0 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · improving2022

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Moor Park Primary School
2.2 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144945 · 890/2201
Trust: Fylde Coast Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 71.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Claremont Community Primary School (URN 119240)
Address: Westminster Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QE
Local authority: Blackpool

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