Devonshire Primary Academy
Devonshire Road, Blackpool, FY3 8AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SEA VIEW TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Simm
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Sea View Trust
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 140128
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253478271
About this school
Devonshire Primary Academy is a primary academy in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 451 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 53% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 80% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Devonshire Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Blackpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 51.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 50.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 52.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Devonshire Primary Academy compares
Devonshire Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6.2% | 65.9% | 451 | — |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School | 42% | 5.2% | 22.9% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 51.2% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Layton Primary School | 65% | 5.5% | 41.5% | 622 | 0.7 miles |
| Westminster Primary Academy | 60% | 6.2% | 71.4% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Academy | 52% | 5% | 41.3% | 240 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.86%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.16%
- Persistent absence
- 18.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Layton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Westminster Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Christ The King Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Blackpool
Other schools in Blackpool
Devonshire Primary Academy ranks 22nd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Blackpool.
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Gateway Academy Primary
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Boundary Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Primary
- Hawes Side Academy Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kincraig Primary School Primary
- Layton Primary School Primary
- Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Devonshire Primary Academy teach?
- Devonshire Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Devonshire Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Devonshire Primary Academy is Mr Daniel Simm, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Devonshire Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Devonshire Primary Academy?
- Devonshire Primary Academy has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Devonshire Primary Academy full?
- Devonshire Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 451 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Devonshire Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Devonshire Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Devonshire Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Devonshire Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Devonshire Primary Academy?
- Devonshire Primary Academy is part of THE SEA VIEW TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Devonshire Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Devonshire Primary Academy rank locally?
- Devonshire Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Devonshire Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Devonshire Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Devonshire Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Devonshire Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.