Primary school

Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Blackpool
  • FY1 3NX
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,849 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 19%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 16%2017/18: top 15%2018/19: top 13%2022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 34%2024/25: top 19%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM77% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%−6.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−27.8 pts
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below−29.3 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below−35.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 82% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 83% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 63%83%60%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 109 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 43.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd120
3rd101

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Outstanding
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2015Ungraded visit
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.2%
First language not English18.5%
SEN support23.4%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils13.8%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 5

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 28.9 · 38 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,814
Spend per pupil£8,843
Staff spend per pupil£6,610
Reserve per pupil£1,575
  • +£325,926revenue reserve
  • −£6,084in-year balance

Grants £8,240 · self-generated £574 · premises £633 per pupil