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EnglandNorth WestBlackpoolFY4 5DSBlackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Primary

Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

Primary

Blackpool · Blackpool · FY4 5DS www.st-nicholas-blackpool.org.uk/

Pupils
415
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
415
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
415
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School · Primary · Blackpool

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
-5pp
80%72%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
18%12%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
415
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
School Road, Marton Moss, Blackpool, FY4 5DS
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
2024/2575%8%93%32%76%12%86%36%86%85%108.0107.0107.013%415
2023/2480%8%88%33%87%17%90%35%90%85%107.0107.0108.012%406
2022/2363%5%75%27%78%12%77%13%82%80%106.0104.0106.0+0.70+0.90-0.2012%413
2018/1975%10%83%40%81%15%88%35%88%90%107.0106.0110.0+1.10-1.90+0.307%409
2017/1872%18%86%32%76%28%86%36%90%90%107.0107.0110.0+0.10-0.80+1.306%400
2016/1774%13%87%28%77%26%92%38%81%91%106.0107.0108.0+4.10+2.00+4.105%396

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
2024/2541521.013%2%15%5%13%
2023/2440623.112%2%14%5%18%
2022/2341318.312%2%16%5%13%
2021/2241020.79%2%16%7%19%
2020/2140318.810%2%16%
2018/1940920.97%1%13%4%5%
2017/1840018.76%1%13%4%8%
2016/1739619.85%1%15%3%6%

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