Schools in Blackpool

38 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Blackpool

Primary

Offered their first choice 93.9%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,300
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.9% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,540 places for 1,300 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 84.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 75.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,503
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 84.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 9.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 75.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,545 places for 1,503 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Blackpool lodged 171 appeals about a school place.

123 of them were heard by a panel and 34 succeeded, which is about 28 in every 100 heard.

The other 48 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Schools here running specialist SEN provision

5 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

School	Phase	What it runs
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool	primary	SEN unit
Moor Park Primary School Blackpool	primary	SEN unit
Revoe Learning Academy Blackpool	primary	Resourced provision
Stanley Primary School Blackpool	primary	SEN unit
Thames Primary Academy Blackpool	primary	SEN unit and resourced provision

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Armfield Academy Blackpool	1.13	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Unity Academy Blackpool Blackpool	0.91	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Anchorsholme Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys	0.95	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool	0.90	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Blackpool	0.89	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Blackpool Gateway Academy Blackpool	1.00	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Blackpool	0.96	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Blackpool	1.03	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Boundary Primary School Blackpool	1.00	-	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool	1.07	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Devonshire Primary Academy Blackpool	1.00	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hawes Side Academy Blackpool	0.88	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool	1.17	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kincraig Primary School Blackpool	1.10	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Layton Primary School Blackpool	0.90	-	School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool	1.03	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Mereside Primary Academy Blackpool	0.96	-	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
Moor Park Primary School Blackpool	1.07	-	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
Norbreck Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys	0.92	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool	0.96	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Revoe Learning Academy Blackpool	0.82	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Roseacre Primary Academy Blackpool	1.12	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy Blackpool	1.00	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool	1.02	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool	1.03	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys	0.95	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Blackpool	0.90	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stanley Primary School Blackpool	1.06	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Thames Primary Academy Blackpool	0.88	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Waterloo Primary Academy Blackpool	0.98	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Westcliff Primary Academy Blackpool	1.41	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Westminster Primary Academy Blackpool	0.84	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Blackpool Aspire Academy Blackpool	0.83	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Highfield Leadership Academy Blackpool	0.65	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Montgomery Academy Blackpool	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
South Shore Academy Blackpool	0.62	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St George's School A Church of England Academy Blackpool	1.44	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool	1.20	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Blackpool by first preferences per place
Schools in FY1 (6)
Schools in FY2 (7)
Schools in FY3 (9)
Schools in FY4 (14)
Schools in FY5 (11)
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