St Mary's Catholic Academy is a secondary 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 17/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Walburga's Road, Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Website: http://www.st-mary.blackpool.sch.uk
Telephone: 01253396286
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Simon Eccles
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141257

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1199
Number of Pupils: 1225
Number of Boys: 603
Number of Girls: 622

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.43 to -0.07
Of the 203 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 196 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ The King Catholic Academy
Rodwell Walk , Grange Park FY3 7FG
3out of 4 89 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Boundary Primary School
Dinmore Avenue , FY3 7RW
3out of 4 346 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Layton Primary School
Meyler Avenue , Layton FY3 7DX
4out of 4 622 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Devonshire Primary Academy
Devonshire Road , FY3 8AF
2out of 4 1,309 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
Newton Drive , FY3 8BT
3out of 4 1,410 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 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS
3out of 4 1,297 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Baines School
Highcross Road , FY6 8BE
2out of 4 2,244 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LR
- not rated 1,641 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road , FY2 0TS
3out of 4 1,730 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfurlong School
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS
4out of 4 1,301 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Tower Learning Centre
316 Church Street , FY1 3QE
- not rated 1,682 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
3out of 4 1,933 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
4out of 4 1,980 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Educational Diversity
278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW
3out of 4 2,518 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.