Park Community Academy is a 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 23/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool

School Information

Address: 158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Website: park.blackpool.sch.uk
Telephone: 01253764130
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gill Hughes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140143

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 290
Number of Pupils: 304
Number of Boys: 204
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -8.9 Confidence interval -11.6 to -6.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.3 Confidence interval -10.8 to -5.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.7 Confidence interval -11.1 to -6.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.72 Confidence interval -2.33 to -1.11
Of the 18 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 17 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School
Glastonbury Avenue , FY1 6RD
3out of 4 853 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
Newton Drive , FY3 8BT
3out of 4 874 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Revoe Learning Academy
Grasmere Road , FY1 5HP
3out of 4 963 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Primary Academy
Devonshire Road , FY3 8AF
2out of 4 1,306 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School
Church Street , FY1 3NX
3out of 4 1,317 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road , FY3 7EQ
3out of 4 1,980 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR
2out of 4 2,074 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 2,084 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ
1out of 4 2,918 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS
3out of 4 3,275 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 2,957 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road , FY2 0TS
3out of 4 2,982 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
3out of 4 59 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Educational Diversity
278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW
3out of 4 650 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tower Learning Centre
316 Church Street , FY1 3QE
- not rated 1,029 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lotus School
Langdale Road , FY4 4RR
- not rated 2,596 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.