Schools in Blackpool

About schools in Blackpool

Most of the 48 schools listed in Blackpool are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 33 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

38.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 9 schools with published results

Primary schools28

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Blackpool Gateway Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Boundary Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Christ The King Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Devonshire Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Hawes Side Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Holy Family Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Kincraig Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Layton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Marton Primary Academy and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Mereside Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  18%

  expected standard
• Moor Park Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Revoe Learning Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Roseacre Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Stanley Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Thames Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Waterloo Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Westcliff Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Westminster Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard

Secondary schools6

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Blackpool Aspire Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  36.7

  Attainment 8
• Highfield Leadership Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  30.0

  Attainment 8
• Montgomery Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  40.0

  Attainment 8
• South Shore Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

• St George's School A Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  55.5

  Attainment 8
• St Mary's Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.5

  Attainment 8

All-through schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Armfield Academy

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 16

  35.6

  Attainment 8
• Unity Academy Blackpool

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 16

  29.3

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Blackpool and the Fylde College

  Further education · Ages 14 to 99

• The Blackpool Sixth Form College

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision8

• Blackpool Skills Academy

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Educational Diversity

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 6 to 16

• Highfurlong School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

• Norman House Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Park Community Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

• The Maple School

  Free schools special · Ages 10 to 16

• Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

• Woodlands School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

Independent schools2

• BFC School

  Other independent school · Ages 14 to 16

• Lancashire Alternative Provision

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Blackpool

How many schools are in Blackpool?

OfferDay lists 48 schools in Blackpool, including 28 primary schools and eight special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Blackpool?

Every school in Blackpool is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Blackpool?

OfferDay ranks schools in Blackpool where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.