Mereside Primary Academy 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Langdale Road, Blackpool

School Information

Address: Langdale Road, Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Website: http://www.meresideprimary.com/
Telephone: 01253761531
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Samantha Upton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143771

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 279
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 8 Confidence interval 5.7 to 10.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.1 Confidence interval 3.1 to 7.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mereside Primary Academy
Langdale Road , FY4 4RR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stanley Primary School
Wordsworth Avenue , FY3 9UT 		3out of 4 610 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
Penrose Avenue , Marton FY4 4DJ 		3out of 4 1,459 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
Whernside , Off Highfield Road FY4 5LY 		3out of 4 1,556 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School
Glastonbury Avenue , FY1 6RD 		3out of 4 1,915 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Cherry Tree Road , Marton FY4 4PH 		3out of 4 861 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ 		1out of 4 2,385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR 		2out of 4 2,844 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 160 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Educational Diversity
278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW 		3out of 4 1,977 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF 		4out of 4 2,437 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF 		3out of 4 2,482 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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