Primary school

Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Blackpool
  • FY4 5DS
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,396 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 23%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 30%2022/23: top 47%2023/24: top 12%12% · 2023/242024/25: top 23%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM75% · North West 63%8/10 Above+6.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · North West 6%7/10 Above+6.4 pts
Reading score108 · North West 1058/10 Above
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above+17.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 58 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 74% · 53 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 72% · 50 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 75% · 52 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 63% · 60 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 80% · 60 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 75% · 59 pupils · North West 63%80%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 58 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 13% · 53 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 18% · 50 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 52 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 60 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 8% · 60 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 8% · 59 pupils · North West 6%18%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 58 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 53 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 50 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 52 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 60 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 59 pupils · North West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 53 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 50 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 52 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 60 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 59 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.2%
59 of 62 who put it first2014 · 87.7%2026 · 95.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6259
2nd401
3rd160

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementStrong
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2016Outstanding
  5. 2020Ungraded visit
  6. 2022Remains Outstanding
  7. 2026Lowest Strong

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026418
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.4%
First language not English2.2%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils13.3%

Girls 45.8%Boys 54.2%

99.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 17.8
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 18.4
  • Other support 4

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 42.8 · 58 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,542
Spend per pupil£6,659
Staff spend per pupil£5,356
Reserve per pupil£153
  • +£64,126revenue reserve
  • −£48,959in-year balance

Grants £5,756 · self-generated £787 · premises £204 per pupil