Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Blackpool·FY4 5DS
Composite score
58.1
Compare Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School with another school
#4,508
National rank
#590
In North West
#3
In Blackpool
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
95%
62 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.03
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
118
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
14%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.38
00.511.52
1 per place
1.0220221.3320231.1020241.4120251.032026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Blackpool does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
415
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,200
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School is a primary school in Blackpool, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 415 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 95% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (62 first choices for 60 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School with another school