St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
Ofsted: Good
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Blackpool, FY1 6RD
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Waterloo Primary Academy
Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 3AG
Local ranking14th of 30 primary schools in Blackpool
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
656
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 9 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 70.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 1.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 83.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 89
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 610
- Boys
- 303 (51%)
- Girls
- 297 (50%)
- Capacity
- 656 (91% full)
- SEND
- 23.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 56.7%
- EAL
- 15.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 20.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 29.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,687/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.3%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Asian Other: 3.6%
- Asian Indian: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.0%
- Other: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
77.3%
White British
4.0%
White Other
3.6%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Waterloo Road
Blackpool, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 138300
- UKPRN
- 10037520
- Establishment No.
- 2221
- Trust
- ZEST ACADEMY TRUST
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