Ofsted
Ofsted inspection
Latest inspection
8 Jul 2025
Good
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
GCSE 9–4
2%
-12pp
- LA
- 50%
- England
- 66%
31%17%3%
'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
7.5
-3.0
- LA
- 36.9
- England
- 46.8
12.810.27.5
'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
- LA
- 19%
- England
- 41%
0%0%0%
'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
0.2
-14.6
- LA
- 5.2
- England
- 7.7
15.27.70.2
'22'23'24'25
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
View full historyPupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
15
cap. 20
231915
'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
0%
LA AVG 49.41%
SEN
47%
LA AVG 18.86%
47%39%30%
'22'23'24'25
Overview
Address316 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3QE
Websitewww.tower-learning.co.uk
Telephone01253290949
Local authorityBlackpool
PhaseSecondary
School typeIndependent school
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near FY1 3QE. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 37%
Attainment 8
41.5
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.7
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2% | 0% | 7.5 | Not applicable | 0% | 0.2 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 15% | 7% | 10.5 | Not published | 0% | 14.8 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 31% | 8% | 12.8 | Not published | 0% | 0.2 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | 21% | 5% | 11.1 | Not published | 0% | 15.2 | 19 |
More fields
| Year | EBacc lang entry |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 4% |
| 2022/23 | 15% |
| 2021/22 | 5% |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15 | — | 47% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 17 | — | 47% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 20 | — | 40% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 23 | — | 30% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.