# Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy

Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Blackpool, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 499 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141611. [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 499
- Council: Blackpool
- URN: 141611

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 55% in Blackpool and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Blackpool | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 55% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 103 | 105 |

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.
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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-vianneys-catholic-primary-school-blackpool-e150825): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St George's School A Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-a-church-of-england-academy-e140759): 660 m. Secondary. Improved significantly, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 55.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Spen Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spen-brook-school-e130902): 710 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Waterloo Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterloo-primary-academy-e138300): 770 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Educational Diversity](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educational-diversity-e151982): 800 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, July 2023
- [Marton Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marton-primary-academy-and-nursery-e141867): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141611)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141611)

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