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EnglandNorth WestBlackpoolFY5 3RXAnchorsholme Primary Academy
Primary

Anchorsholme Primary Academy

Primary

Blackpool · Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 3RX www.anchorsholme.co.uk

Pupils
604
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
604
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
604
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackpool
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Anchorsholme Primary Academy · Primary · Blackpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
-22pp
75%64%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
8%8%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
604
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Eastpines Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3RX
Local authority
Blackpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%7%64%26%66%9%64%21%82%68%103.0103.0104.012%604
2023/2475%7%89%23%84%21%89%24%87%91%106.0107.0108.012%615
2022/2373%8%86%24%80%12%88%22%92%89%105.0105.0106.0+0.10+0.40+0.4012%613
2018/1969%8%79%22%75%11%88%33%83%81%104.0106.0106.0-1.60-2.20+0.507%608
2017/1856%8%62%20%85%15%79%17%87%77%103.0104.0105.0-3.10-0.30-0.705%604
2016/1762%2%72%18%72%6%80%26%81%73%103.0105.0106.0-2.00-2.30+0.006%611

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2560420.612%2%18%5%10%
2023/2461521.812%2%19%5%13%
2022/2361321.912%1%18%5%14%
2021/2261121.510%1%18%6%15%
2020/2158921.48%2%17%
2018/1960823.67%3%17%3%4%
2017/1860422.45%2%16%3%5%
2016/1761121.16%2%17%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.