Blackpool Gateway Academy
Seymour Road, Blackpool, FY1 6JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Miss Makinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Fylde Coast Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 287
- URN
- 142175
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253402936
About this school
Blackpool Gateway Academy is a primary academy in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 287 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackpool Gateway Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 50 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 29% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 44% | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 35% | 32% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 96.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Blackpool Gateway 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 | 23% | 51.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 50.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 52.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 322 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackpool Gateway Academy compares
Blackpool Gateway Academy ranked 26th of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 7.5% | 69% | 287 | — |
| Revoe Learning Academy | 46% | 7.4% | 61.3% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy | 66% | 5.3% | 35.6% | 245 | 0.4 miles |
| Waterloo Primary Academy | 70% | 7.1% | 56.7% | 600 | 0.5 miles |
| Thames Primary Academy | 62% | 6.6% | 57.9% | 444 | 0.8 miles |
| St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool | 80% | 4.6% | 24.2% | 451 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 24 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.95%
- English as an additional language
- 36%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 24.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Revoe Learning Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Waterloo Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
Thames Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool0.8 miles
Primary · Blackpool
Other schools in Blackpool
Blackpool Gateway Academy ranks 25th 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 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
- Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackpool Gateway Academy teach?
- Blackpool Gateway Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackpool Gateway Academy?
- The headteacher of Blackpool Gateway Academy is Headteacher Miss Makinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackpool Gateway Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackpool Gateway 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 many pupils are at Blackpool Gateway Academy?
- Blackpool Gateway Academy has 287 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Blackpool Gateway Academy full?
- Blackpool Gateway Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 287 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blackpool Gateway Academy a faith school?
- No. Blackpool Gateway Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackpool Gateway Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blackpool Gateway Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Blackpool Gateway Academy part of an academy trust?
- Blackpool Gateway Academy is part of FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Blackpool Gateway Academy have?
- The schools register lists Blackpool Gateway Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Blackpool Gateway Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackpool Gateway Academy compare with other schools in Blackpool?
- Blackpool Gateway Academy ranked 26th of 31 primary schools in Blackpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackpool Gateway Academy's absence rate?
- Blackpool Gateway Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackpool Gateway Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackpool Gateway 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 5 September 2026.