PRIMARY SCHOOL TABLES 2017: How primary schools in Blackpool and Wyre scored

Year six pupils in the resort are performing better than average according to figures published by Ofsted.

The results – which show how the schools compare in terms of pupil progress by the end of key stage two – back up a warning from Ofsted to headteachers across the country not to blame deprivation for poor standards.

The education watchdog published a list of more than 100 schools that have consistently underperformed for more than a decade, which did not include a single Blackpool school.

And despite having some of the most deprived wards in the country, the resort’s primary school achievement levels are above the national average.

Amanda Spielman, Ofted’s chief inspector, said: “Schools with all ranges of children can and do succeed.”

“Progress is possible and we should all be wary of using the make-up of a school community as an excuse for under-performance.

“I do find myself frustrated with the culture of ‘disadvantage one-upmanship’ that has emerged in some places.”

Blackpool’s primary schools have improved consistently in recent years, and more than 96 per cent of pupils at that level now attend a school rated ‘good’ or better.

And while the resort’s secondary schools still lag behind, as reported in The Gazette yesterday, Blackpool Council has joined teachers in the resort saying they will catch up in time as efforts to improve children’s opportunities from a young age filter up the age ranges.

Coun Kathryn Benson, cabinet member for schools and learning at Blackpool Council, said: “The journey that we are on, collectively across Blackpool is seeing significant successes.

“With 96.9% of Blackpool pupils attending a good or better primary or special school, this will translate into significant improvements in GCSE outcomes over the next few years.

“We have laid the foundations and as we improve the education that our children receive at all stages, we will see results at GCSE level in Blackpool rise.”

The resort was last year named among a group of new ‘opportunity areas’ by the Government. The scheme, welcomed by local teachers, vowed to ensure ‘no child is left behind’ and pledged Government cash to help drive up standards in Blackpool schools.

School League Tables 2017

Data listed below is in the following order: School type / Nnumber of pupils assessed / reading: % of pupils reaching expected standard / Average progress score in reading / writing % of pupils reaching expected standard(teacher assessed) / Average progress score in writing / The percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in maths / Average progress score in maths / % of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths / The school’s ranking (based on the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Ties are broken by number of pupils eligible for the test, and then alphabetically)

Blackpool LEA Anchorsholme Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys ACC 89 72% -2.0 72% -2.3 80% 0.0 62% 20Baines’ Endowed Primary School & Children’s Centre, A CofE Academy Blackpool ACC 69 78% 1.8 78% 0.6 84% 2.1 71% 12Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Blackpool VC 52 63% -0.8 87% 3.3 75% 0.0 58% 24Blackpool Gateway Academy Blackpool ACC n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aBlackpool St John’s Church of England Primary School Blackpool VA 29 90% 6.2 83% 1.8 97% 4.9 79% 2Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Blackpool VA 53 87% 4.1 77% 2.0 92% 4.1 74% 7Boundary Primary School Blackpool CY 42 74% 2.0 83% 4.1 76% 3.1 62% 22Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool ACC 21 81% 3.5 86% 0.3 90% 2.7 81% 1Claremont Community Primary School Blackpool CY 51 63% -0.1 75% 1.8 75% 2.2 61% 23Devonshire Primary Academy Blackpool ACC 56 50% -2.2 63% -0.9 50% -1.3 36% 30Hawes Side Academy Blackpool ACC 88 63% -0.6 80% 2.0 58% -0.8 49% 27Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool VA 26 77% 1.5 77% 1.0 81% 1.9 69% 16Kincraig Primary School Blackpool CY 15 93% 3.6 93% 4.5 80% 1.2 73% 10Langdale Free School Blackpool F 18 28% n/a 44% n/a 33% n/a 17% 31Layton Primary School Blackpool CY 75 84% 1.5 87% 1.6 97% 5.0 77% 3Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool AC 48 58% -1.5 79% 1.0 83% 0.6 48% 28Mereside Primary School Blackpool CY 24 79% 3.1 83% 1.8 88% 2.5 75% 6Moor Park Primary School Blackpool CY 48 79% 1.6 85% 0.7 79% 1.0 69% 15Norbreck Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys ACC 85 78% 0.3 84% 1.1 87% 0.1 71% 11Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Blackpool VA 30 87% 1.7 73% -1.9 97% 2.7 70% 14Revoe Learning Academy Blackpool AC 57 58% 3.5 58% 3.8 63% 3.6 46% 29Roseacre Primary Academy Blackpool ACC 81 68% -1.4 83% 0.9 77% 0.1 62% 21St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School Blackpool VA 28 89% 3.8 79% 1.1 89% 1.8 75% 5St Cuthbert’s Catholic Academy Blackpool AC 26 81% 4.0 81% 1.5 92% 3.5 73% 9St John Vianney’s Catholic Primary School Blackpool VA 60 78% 1.2 87% 2.6 85% 2.3 73% 8St Kentigern’s Catholic Primary School Blackpool VA 28 75% 1.2 61% -1.9 82% 1.4 57% 25St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys VA 29 86% 1.8 86% 1.2 93% 1.7 76% 4Stanley Primary School Blackpool CY 84 75% 1.4 75% 0.7 83% 3.5 64% 18Thames Primary Academy Blackpool ACC 50 70% 0.5 74% 0.7 76% 0.4 56% 26Unity Academy Blackpool AC 44 80% 2.8 80% 2.2 70% 0.0 64% 19Waterloo Primary Academy Blackpool ACC 85 75% 1.9 84% 4.2 79% 4.2 67% 17Westcliff Primary School Blackpool ACC 28 75% 0.4 86% 3.8 82% 1.1 71% 13

Lancashire LEA Staining CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Blackpool VC 33 67% 1.1 70% 1.2 73% 1.1 58% 283Fleetwood Charles Saer Community Primary School Fleetwood CY 39 87% 1.2 77% 0.2 74% -0.4 67% 189Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Fleetwood CY 38 61% -3.6 76% -1.7 74% -3.0 58% 282Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School Fleetwood CY 54 48% -2.5 56% -3.2 65% -0.9 44% 381Larkholme Primary School Fleetwood CY 44 66% -4.4 82% -0.5 80% -1.0 64% 226St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood VA 16 94% 4.7 88% 4.1 88% 6.9 88% 25St Wulstan’s and St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery Fleetwood VA 39 64% -1.2 62% -3.0 56% -2.2 46% 375Shakespeare Primary School Fleetwood CY 55 76% 0.4 78% -0.1 89% -0.8 67% 184

Poulton-le-Fylde Carleton Green Community Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde CY 43 77% -0.9 81% 0.6 77% -1.6 67% 187Carleton St Hilda’s CofE Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde VA 30 83% -0.7 83% -0.3 77% -1.0 73% 123Carter’s Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall Poulton-le-Fylde VC 29 66% -1.0 72% -0.2 69% -0.1 52% 335Hambleton Primary Academy Poulton-le-Fylde ACC 34 94% 1.1 94% 0.8 97% 0.4 88% 20Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde CY 33 70% 0.9 85% 0.3 61% -1.9 55% 313Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad’s CofE Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde VA 34 85% 1.3 88% 0.5 88% 0.3 82% 57Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde CY 35 89% 2.5 100% 3.2 100% 4.3 89% 15St John’s Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde Poulton-le-Fylde VA 30 73% -1.0 77% -1.2 87% 2.4 67% 195Singleton CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde VA 14 100% 4.1 86% -0.1 100% 1.8 86% 35Stalmine Primary School Poulton-le-Fylde CY 15 67% 0.0 60% -1.7 60% -0.7 53% 331

Thornton-Cleveleys Northfold Community Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys CY 25 72% -0.3 68% 0.0 80% 0.2 68% 180Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys 29 VA 76% 2.3 90% 4.1 90% 4.2 76% 100Stanah Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys CY 50 72% -2.8 76% -1.7 82% -1.4 62% 244Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys VC 30 90% 0.8 83% 0.6 93% 3.4 83% 47Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys CY 26 69% -2.9 65% -2.5 81% -0.9 58% 288Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys CY 39 85% 1.7 82% 0.6 85% 1.2 77% 88Thornton Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys CY 16 44% -3.6 75% -2.1 69% -2.5 31% 438