Blackpool schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Blackpool, 39 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 74% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 8 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Kincraig Primary School: new Ofsted report card 27 September
- Hawes Side Academy: new Ofsted report card 13 September
- St Mary's Catholic Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 September
- Waterloo Primary Academy: new Ofsted report card 16 July
- Westminster Primary Academy: new Ofsted report card 13 July
- Blackpool Gateway Academy: new Ofsted report card 8 July
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School: new Ofsted report card 30 June
Every school
| Anchorsholme Primary AcademyFY5 3RX | Primary | Anchorsholme | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Armfield AcademyFY4 1TL | Secondary | Squires Gate | Good (2023) |
| Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary AcademyFY4 4DJ | Primary | Great Marton | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolFY2 0HH | Primary | Bispham | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| Blackpool Gateway AcademyFY1 6JH | Primary | South Shore | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary SchoolFY1 3NX | Primary | Blackpool | Good in every area (2025) |
| Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary SchoolFY4 5DS | Primary | Great Marton Moss | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Boundary Primary SchoolFY3 7RW | Primary | Grange Park | School remains Good (improving) (2022) |
| Devonshire Primary AcademyFY3 8AF | Primary | Queenstown | Good in every area (2025) |
| Educational DiversityFY3 9JW | Alternative provision | Marton | School remains Good (2023) |
| Hawes Side AcademyFY4 3LN | Primary | Hawes Side | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 3, urgent improvement in 3 |
| Highfield Leadership AcademyFY4 3JZ | Secondary | Common Edge | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolFY1 2SD | Primary | Claremont | School remains Good (2022) |
| Kincraig Primary SchoolFY2 0HN | Primary | Churchtown | Report card Sept 2026: Exceptional in 1, strong standard in 6 |
| Layton Primary SchoolFY3 7DX | Primary | Hoohill | School remains Outstanding (with concerns) (2024) |
| Marton Primary Academy and NurseryFY4 5LY | Primary | Marton Moss Side | School remains Good (2023) |
| Mereside Primary AcademyFY4 4RR | Primary | Mereside | School remains Good (with concerns) (2024) |
| Montgomery AcademyFY2 0AZ | Secondary | Churchtown | Good (2024) |
| Moor Park Primary SchoolFY2 0LY | Primary | Greenlands | School remains Good (with concerns) (2023) |
| Norbreck Primary AcademyFY5 1PD | Primary | Little Bispham | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, BlackpoolFY4 5DF | Primary | Common Edge | School remains Good (2023) |
| Park Community AcademyFY3 9HF | Special | Marton | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Revoe Learning AcademyFY1 5HP | Primary | Revoe | Good (2024) |
| Roseacre Primary AcademyFY4 2PF | Primary | Squires Gate | School remains Good (2023) |
| South Shore AcademyFY4 2AR | Secondary | South Shore | Inadequate (2023) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyFY4 2AU | Primary | South Shore | School remains Good (2023) |
| St George's School A Church of England AcademyFY4 4PH | Secondary | Marton Moss Side | Improved significantly (2025) |
| St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, BlackpoolFY1 6RD | Primary | Marton | Good (2024) |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary SchoolFY3 8BT | Primary | Queenstown | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Mary's Catholic AcademyFY3 7EQ | Secondary | Little Layton | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolFY2 0AJ | Primary | Bispham | School remains Good (2022) |
| Stanley Primary SchoolFY3 9UT | Primary | Great Marton | School remains Good (2023) |
| Thames Primary AcademyFY4 1EE | Primary | South Shore | School remains Good (2024) |
| The Maple SchoolFY4 4RR | Special | Mereside | Inadequate (2023) |
| Unity Academy BlackpoolFY2 0TS | Secondary | Warbreck | Good in 1, requires improvement in 1, inadequate in 2 (2025) |
| Waterloo Primary AcademyFY4 3AG | Primary | Hawes Side | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Westcliff Primary AcademyFY2 9BY | Primary | Norbreck | School remains Good (2023) |
| Westminster Primary AcademyFY1 2QE | Primary | Claremont | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3 |
| Woodlands SchoolFY3 9HF | Special | Marton | School remains Good (2024) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 8 Blackpool report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 28 times, strong standard 14 times, needs attention 10 times, urgent improvement 3 times, exceptional 1 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at FY postcodes and show here the ones in Blackpool. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Blackpool are rated good or better?
74% of the 39 state schools and nurseries in Blackpool were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Blackpool?
There are 39 state-funded schools and nurseries in Blackpool: 28 primary, 7 secondary, 3 special, 1 alternative provision.