Thames 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 18/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Severn Road, Blackpool

School Information

Address: Severn Road, Blackpool, FY4 1EE
Website: www.thamesprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01253341466
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Julie Allison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138927

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 439
Number of Boys: 233
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.2
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Thames Primary Academy
Severn Road , FY4 1EE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
Lightwood Avenue , FY4 2AU 		3out of 4 758 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Roseacre Primary Academy
Stonycroft Avenue , FY4 2PF 		3out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blackpool Gateway Academy
Seymour Road , FY1 6JH 		2out of 4 1,358 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hawes Side Academy
Johnsville Avenue , FY4 3LN 		3out of 4 1,392 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 4 768 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ 		1out of 4 1,636 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 2,680 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 386 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 2,369 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF 		4out of 4 2,774 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF 		3out of 4 2,818 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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