Armfield Academy
488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
Local ranking4th of 8 secondary schools in Blackpool
Ofsted: Good
All-through
Phase
1220
Capacity
3-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 45.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 63.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 58.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 62.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 65.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 35.6
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 19.7%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.7%
- Entering EBacc
- 52.0%
- EBacc APS
- 3.3
- Cohort Size
- 152
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1215
- Boys
- 606 (50%)
- Girls
- 609 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1220 (100% full)
- SEND
- 11.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.8%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 8.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,455/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.7%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.0%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Other: 3.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
87.0%
White British
3.0%
White Other
3.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 145863
- UKPRN
- 10067897
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST