Schools in Blackpool

Blackpool at a glance

Schools

41 30 state primary, 8 state secondary, 2 sixth-form or college and 1 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.

Good or Outstanding

83% 25 of the 30 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 5 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.

Oversubscribed in 2026

15 Of 38 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.

Offer distances held

0% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 0 of 38 state schools that take an intake. Blackpool's published offer-day figures.

The best schools in Blackpool

Primary

Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Blackpool primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.

Secondary (GCSE)

Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Blackpool secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.

Towns

• Blackpool 38 schools · best schools
• Thornton-Cleveleys 3 schools · best schools

Getting in

Starting Reception in September 2027

Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027

Every Blackpool admission date · After offer day in Blackpool: replies, waiting lists and appeals

We hold no catchment maps for Blackpool. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.

Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 0 of 38 state schools (0%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.

Private schools, fees and childcare

Private school fees in Blackpool: we hold checked fees for 0 of 1 private schools.

Childcare costs, town by town: 36 nurseries and pre-schools in Blackpool, with fees held for 3. Nurseries in Blackpool by Ofsted rating.

Every school in Blackpool, A to Z by town

League tables: Primary · GCSE · A level · Private schools: A level.

Blackpool

• Armfield Academy
• Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
• Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School
• Blackpool Aspire Academy
• Blackpool Gateway Academy
• Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School
• Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School
• Blackpool and the Fylde College
• Boundary Primary School
• Christ The King Catholic Academy
• Devonshire Primary Academy
• Hawes Side Academy
• Highfield Leadership Academy
• Holy Family Catholic Primary School
• Kincraig Primary School
• Layton Primary School
• Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
• Mereside Primary Academy
• Montgomery Academy
• Moor Park Primary School
• Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
• Revoe Learning Academy
• Roseacre Primary Academy
• South Shore Academy
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
• St George's School A Church of England Academy
• St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
• St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
• St Mary's Catholic Academy
• St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
• Stanley Primary School
• Thames Primary Academy
• The Blackpool Sixth Form College
• Tower Learning Centre Independent School
• Unity Academy Blackpool
• Waterloo Primary Academy
• Westcliff Primary Academy
• Westminster Primary Academy

Thornton-Cleveleys

• Anchorsholme Primary Academy
• Norbreck Primary Academy
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School