Marton Primary Academy and Nursery

About Marton Primary Academy and Nursery

Marton Primary Academy and Nursery was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently across its two most recent graded inspections. The school’s strongest academic indicator is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 74%, which places it fifth out of 23 primary schools in Blackpool and in the top 25% nationally. This is a significant achievement given that the local authority average for the same metric is just 58%. At the higher standard, 12% of pupils reached the top level across all three subjects, while 41% achieved the higher standard in maths alone. Average scaled scores in both reading and maths were 107, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100.

The school’s Ofsted report from 2018, which was the most recent graded inspection before the 2023 ungraded visit, awarded Good marks for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision. The 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed that the school remains Good. With 326 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360, the school is not yet full but is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 80 applications for 30 places, with 27 offers made to first-preference families. The oversubscription ratio of 2.67 to one reflects strong local demand. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 41.6%, well above the national average, which makes the above-average attainment all the more notable.

Marton offers a wide range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, cricket, swimming, dance and football, while clubs include choir, drama, gardening and film club. The school has a dedicated SEN unit and supports pupils with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Nursery provision is available from age two. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a diverse, inclusive setting, particularly those who value a broad extracurricular offer and specialist SEND support within a mainstream environment.

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