St Cuthbert's Catholic 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 12/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lightwood Avenue, Blackpool

School Information

Address: Lightwood Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 2AU
Website: www.stcuthbertsacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01253403232
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Smith
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141115

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 254
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 119

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.5
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.2 Confidence interval 4.2 to 8.2

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:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
Lightwood Avenue , FY4 2AU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Primary Academy
Severn Road , FY4 1EE
3out of 4 758 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Waterloo Primary Academy
Waterloo Road , FY4 3AG
3out of 4 772 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blackpool Gateway Academy
Seymour Road , FY1 6JH
2out of 4 775 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hawes Side Academy
Johnsville Avenue , FY4 3LN
3out of 4 1,164 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR
2out of 4 184 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ
1out of 4 1,567 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 2,135 yd Academy converter 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 950 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Educational Diversity
278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW
3out of 4 1,615 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
4out of 4 2,024 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
3out of 4 2,069 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Tower Learning Centre
316 Church Street , FY1 3QE
- not rated 2,661 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lotus School
Langdale Road , FY4 4RR
- not rated 3,096 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.