# Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School

Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blackpool, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119595. [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 207
- Council: Blackpool
- URN: 119595

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 77% of pupils at Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 55% in Blackpool and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 77% | 55% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [Blackpool Skills Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackpool-skills-academy-e151774): 430 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Tower Learning Centre Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-learning-centre-independent-school-e148568): 470 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Devonshire Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-primary-academy-e140128): 790 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-kentigerns-catholic-primary-school-e149262): 790 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-school-e119871): 1.2 km. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Revoe Learning Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/revoe-learning-academy-e140673): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 46% 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/119595)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119595)

## How to cite

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