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St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149262URN

Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

77 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 30 in Blackpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

30 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
14 October 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School, URN 119599

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Blackpool median (1.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Blackpool median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Blackpool median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 2.5; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 4.0; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Blackpool median

Dashed bars: as St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School (URN 119599), 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	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2025	29	71	2.5	27	0.93
Sep 2024	24	62	2.6	22	0.92
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2022 *	29	64	2.2	28	0.97
Sep 2021 *	30	74	2.5	24	0.80
Sep 2020 *	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019 *	30	79	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2018 *	30	81	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017 *	30	87	2.9	39	1.30
Sep 2016 *	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	30	98	3.3	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	30	121	4.0	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 71% · Maths 61% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%27th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard6%

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	42%	0%	104	101
2023/24	65%	3%	107	105
2022/23	47%	0%	103	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

St Kentigern's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Primary Academy
0.4 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Revoe Learning Academy
1.4 km · Blackpool

Good2024

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Academy
1.4 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Layton Primary School
1.4 km · Blackpool

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Westminster Primary Academy
1.5 km · Blackpool

2026

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
1.6 km · Blackpool

Good2023

2.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Boundary Primary School
1.6 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · improving2022

1.4applications per place 56%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: 149262 · 890/3626
Trust: The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 202 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2022
Replaced: St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School (URN 119599)
Address: Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8BT
Local authority: Blackpool

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