Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Blackpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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School Road, Blackpool

School Information

Address: School Road, Blackpool, FY4 5DS
Website: www.st-nicholas-blackpool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01253966150
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Claire Taylor
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119594

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 403
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.8
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.3
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School
School Road , Marton Moss FY4 5DS 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Common Edge Road , FY4 5DF 		3out of 4 925 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
Whernside , Off Highfield Road FY4 5LY 		3out of 4 1,603 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hawes Side Academy
Johnsville Avenue , FY4 3LN 		3out of 4 1,992 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Roseacre Primary Academy
Stonycroft Avenue , FY4 2PF 		3out of 4 2,129 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ 		1out of 4 1,569 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Cherry Tree Road , Marton FY4 4PH 		3out of 4 2,318 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR 		2out of 4 2,952 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Armfield Academy
488 Lytham Road , FY4 1TL 		- not rated 2,769 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lotus School
Langdale Road , FY4 4RR 		- not rated 2,702 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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