Mereside Primary Academy
Primary schoolMereside Primary Academy is a primary school in Blackpool, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 266 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, 3 July 2024
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, 18% of pupils at Mereside Primary 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).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 55% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97 | 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
In a straight line- The Maple SchoolSpecial. Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures280 m
- Stanley Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- St George's School A Church of England AcademySecondary. Improved significantly, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 55.4 (2025/26, provisional)790 m
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Marton Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, BlackpoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 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).