Children will build many of their key academic skills during their time at primary school.
From reading, to maths, to the equally important learning that happens outside of the classroom, these years pave the way for whatever comes next in a young person’s life. That’s why it is so important that parents can trust their child’s primary school will help nurture and develop these budding skills - making sure children are ready for secondary school and beyond.
We’ve created a league table of state-funded primary schools across the Blackpool Council area, based on the percentage of each school’s pupils who completed Year 6 in the 2022-23 school year (the most up-to-date data available, until finalised data for the 2024 school year is published in December or January) who met the government’s expected standards in three essential school skills: reading, writing and maths. We’ve selected only schools which met or surpassed both the local authority area’s average, and the national average.
Each school included also had an overall Ofsted rating of ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ before this measure was recently dropped, meaning that the quality of education provided, student behaviour and attitudes, school leadership and management and student safeguarding were all found to meet or exceed government standards last time the school was inspected.
Here were the 13 primary schools in Blackpool that rose to the occasion:
9. Christ The King Catholic Academy
Christ the King is a Catholic primary school in the Grange Park area. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2022/23 school year, 66% of its pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths, compared to averages of 54% locally and 60% nationally. | Google
10. Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Holy Family is a Catholic primary school in the North Shore area. It was formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2022/23 school year, 66% of its pupils also met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths, compared to averages of 54% locally and 60% nationally. | Google
11. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
This is an Anglican primary school in the Marton Moss area, formerly rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. In the 2022/23 school year, 63% of its pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths, compared to averages of 54% locally and 60% nationally. | Google
12. Mereside Primary Academy
This is a primary and nursery school in the Mereside area, formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2022/23 school year, 62% of its pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths, compared to averages of 54% locally and 60% nationally. | Google