Langdale Free School
95 Warbreck Drive, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 9RZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Ms Linda Hillier
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Cleveleys
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 144
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 140200
- Local authority
- Blackpool
About this school
Langdale Free School was a primary academy in Blackpool. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Langdale Free School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 27% |
| Expected standard in maths | 27% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 27% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 |
| Writing progress | +2.30 |
| Maths progress | -2.30 |
How Langdale Free School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 26.8% | 97 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 19% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Westminster Primary Academy | 60% | 6.2% | 71.4% | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School | 52% | 6.3% | 35.9% | 322 | 0.9 miles |
| Moor Park Primary School | 44% | 5.7% | 35.9% | 329 | 1.0 miles |
| Layton Primary School | 65% | 5.5% | 41.5% | 622 | 1.1 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.8%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Westminster Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Moor Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Layton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Blackpool
Other 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
- Devonshire Primary Academy Primary
- Hawes Side Academy Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kincraig Primary School Primary
- Layton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Langdale Free School teach?
- Langdale Free School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Blackpool.
- Has Langdale Free School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Langdale Free School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Langdale Free School?
- Langdale Free School had 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Langdale Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langdale Free School'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 13 September 2023.