Primary school

St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Blackpool
  • FY4 2AU
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,056 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 47%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 27%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 20%20% · 2018/192022/23: top 34%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 47%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM66% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 73% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 79% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 48% · 27 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 66% · 29 pupils · North West 63%79%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 8% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 18% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 27 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 27 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 110 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 27 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 105110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 93.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd50
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026245
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.6%
First language not English21.0%
SEN support9.3%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.3%

Girls 56%Boys 44%

111.4% full · 220 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 3.5
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 10.4

Teachers 10.3 FTE · Whole workforce 27.3 · 48 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,140
Spend per pupil£7,482
Staff spend per pupil£5,706
Reserve per pupil£1,053
  • +£240,000revenue reserve
  • +£150,000in-year balance

Grants £7,890 · self-generated £228 · premises £614 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £1,526,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it