Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolStanley Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackpool.

Summary of the comparison

Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Stanley Primary School are primary schools in Blackpool.

  • Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Stanley Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Stanley Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 54.0% for Stanley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Stanley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BlackpoolStaining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBlackpoolStanley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking52nd of 466 in Lancashire 25th of 30 in Blackpool
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll237 584
Capacity245 630
LocationBlackpool, FY3 0BW Blackpool, FY3 9UT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census237 584
Free school meals (ever 6)18.6% 25.5%
English as an additional language3.0% 5.7%
SEN support11.8% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.5% Stronger figure10.7% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Stanley Primary School