Primary school

St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Blackpool
  • FY1 6RD
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,968 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 28%2017/18: top 32%2018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 57%2023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 14%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM80% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%+33.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · North West 6%4/10 Below
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle+11 pts
Maths score106 · North West 1057/10 Above+37.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 59 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 73% · 60 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 74% · 58 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 69% · 59 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 59% · 58 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 60 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 80% · 61 pupils · North West 63%80%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 59 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 2% · 60 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 9% · 58 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 8% · 59 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 58 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 60 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 5% · 61 pupils · North West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 58 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 58 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 61 pupils · North West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 60 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 58 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 60 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 61 pupils · North West 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.4%
57 of 61 who put it first2014 · 91.4%2026 · 93.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6157
2nd443
3rd150

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026451
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.2%
First language not English12.7%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

101.1% full · 446 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 20.1
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 25.6
  • Other support 13.9

Teachers 23.1 FTE · Whole workforce 62.7 · 112 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,129
Spend per pupil£7,989
Staff spend per pupil£6,000
Reserve per pupil£252
  • +£115,000revenue reserve
  • +£64,000in-year balance

Grants £7,886 · self-generated £298 · premises £361 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