St George's School A Church of England AcademySt Mary's Catholic Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackpool.
Summary of the comparison
St George's School A Church of England Academy and St Mary's Catholic Academy are secondary schools in Blackpool.
St George's School A Church of England Academy scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Catholic Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St George's School A Church of England Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St George's School A Church of England Academy was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.5 for St George's School A Church of England Academy and 41.5 for St Mary's Catholic Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at St George's School A Church of England Academy (49.5 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Academy (44.6 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackpoolSt George's School A Church of England Academy | BlackpoolSt Mary's Catholic Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 8 in Blackpool Stronger figure | 2nd of 8 in Blackpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,032 | 1,184 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,199 | |
| Location | Blackpool, FY4 4PH | Blackpool, FY3 7EQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.5 Stronger figure | 41.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70.5% Stronger figure | 28.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.8% Stronger figure | 54.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.9% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.81 Stronger figure | 3.37 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 190 | 208 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 62 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 19.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,032 | 1,184 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.6% | 37.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 28.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.7% | 12.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.5% Stronger figure | 22.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St George's School A Church of England Academy
St Mary's Catholic Academy
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