Armfield Academy
All-through schoolArmfield Academy is a all-through school in Blackpool, for pupils aged 3 to 16. It had 1,221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 45% of pupils at Armfield Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 55% in Blackpool and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Armfield Academy was 34.2, against 38.4 in Blackpool and 46.2 in England.
17% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 55% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 34.2 | 38.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 35.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45.1% | 54.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 153 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Thames Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- South Shore AcademySecondary. Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, special measures. Attainment 8 of 34.4 (2025/26, provisional)790 m
- Roseacre Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Hawes Side AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Highfield Leadership AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 35.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Blackpool
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).