Most sought-after schools in Blackpool

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	St George's School A Church of England Academy Blackpool, secondary	1.44	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Westcliff Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	1.41	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool, secondary	1.20	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.17	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Armfield Academy Blackpool, all through	1.13	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Roseacre Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	1.12	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Kincraig Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Moor Park Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Stanley Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.06	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.03	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
12	Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool, primary	1.03	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.03	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool, primary	1.02	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Blackpool Gateway Academy Blackpool, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
16	Boundary Primary School Blackpool, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Devonshire Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy Blackpool, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Waterloo Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	0.98	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
20	Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Blackpool, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Mereside Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Anchorsholme Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Montgomery Academy Blackpool, secondary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Norbreck Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys, primary	0.92	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Unity Academy Blackpool Blackpool, all through	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Layton Primary School Blackpool, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Blackpool, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Blackpool, primary	0.89	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
32	Hawes Side Academy Blackpool, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Thames Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Westminster Primary Academy Blackpool, primary	0.84	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
35	Blackpool Aspire Academy Blackpool, secondary	0.83	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Revoe Learning Academy Blackpool, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Highfield Leadership Academy Blackpool, secondary	0.65	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	South Shore Academy Blackpool, secondary	0.62	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 38 schools in Blackpool have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Blackpool · How we compare schools.