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Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

Blackpool, FY4 5DSPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.4×
Oversubscribed
82 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1559 of 13,686 nationally

About Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School

Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 130 applications for just 58 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.24. Of those applicants, 82 put the school as their first preference, and all 58 places went to first-preference families. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the community, and it’s backed up by the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, which judged it Outstanding overall. The school has held a Good or Outstanding rating across its recent inspections, having improved from a Requires Improvement judgement in 2013. With 415 pupils on roll and a capacity of 420, it’s running very close to full, so parents applying from outside the immediate catchment area should be prepared for competition.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Road, Blackpool, Blackpool, FY4 5DS
HeadteacherClaire Taylor
Local AuthorityBlackpool
Number of Pupils415
Free School Meals (FSM)15.4%
School Capacity415 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (28 Sept 2022): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 29 Mar 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosMusic RoomsSensory RoomForest SchoolDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

SwimmingCricketFootballAthleticsGymnasticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubCodingFilm ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:30-17:30

Source: st-nicholas-blackpool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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