St Mary's Catholic Academy
Secondary schoolSt Mary's Catholic Academy is a secondary school in Blackpool, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,188 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Mary's Catholic Academy was 44.2, against 38.4 in Blackpool and 46.2 in England.
39.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.2 | 38.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.4% | 35.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.6% | 54.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 203 | – | – |
- 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- Christ The King Catholic AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)80 m
- Boundary Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- Layton Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Lancashire Alternative ProvisionIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Blackpool Aspire AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Highfurlong SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 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).