Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

Academy converter·Primary school Blackpool·FY4 5DF
Composite score
52.5
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#6,386
National rank
#862
In North West
#6
In Blackpool
Top 43%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
26 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 27 places
Applications from another council area
13%

Every child who put Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
193
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,782
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool is a primary school in Blackpool, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 193 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 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 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 26 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool 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.

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