Academy converter · Blackpool

Boundary Primary School

3–11Ages
427Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150597URN

Dinmore Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 7RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Blackpool median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackpool

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

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

5 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving) · as Boundary Primary School, URN 133291
3 May 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Boundary Primary School, URN 133291

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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 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Blackpool median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 44 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Blackpool median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Blackpool median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 1.7; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.1; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Blackpool median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Blackpool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Blackpool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Blackpool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Blackpool median

Dashed bars: as Boundary Primary School (URN 133291), 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	44	61	1.4	44	1.00
Sep 2025	39	51	1.3	39	1.00
Sep 2024 *	50	72	1.4	47	0.94
Sep 2023 *	35	60	1.7	32	0.91
Sep 2022 *	48	53	1.1	36	0.75
Sep 2021 *	29	40	1.4	23	0.79
Sep 2020 *	41	49	1.2	33	0.80
Sep 2019 *	60	65	1.1	43	0.72
Sep 2018 *	42	56	1.3	40	0.95
Sep 2017 *	50	61	1.2	41	0.82
Sep 2016 *	42	65	1.6	38	0.90
Sep 2015 *	48	76	1.6	46	0.96
Sep 2014 *	59	75	1.3	47	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 61% · Maths 70% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%16th of 29 in Blackpool

Blackpool 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Blackpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Blackpool 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Blackpool 68% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Blackpool 5% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Blackpool 70% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Blackpool 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	7%	104	104
2023/24	62%	5%	104	105
2022/23	68%	7%	103	106

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

Boundary Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2022

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Academy
0.2 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Outstanding · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
1.2 km · Blackpool

Not yet inspected
Devonshire Primary Academy
1.5 km · Blackpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Blackpool

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Blackpool

Remains Good2021

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

2026

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%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: 150597 · 890/2835
Trust: Synergy Education Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 427 on roll
Free school meals: 65.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Boundary Primary School (URN 133291)
Address: Dinmore Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 7RW
Local authority: Blackpool

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