Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

About Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School sits within the Lancashire local authority, in the borough of Fylde, and ranks 15th out of 21 primary schools in that borough — placing it in the bottom half of its immediate local area. Across the wider Lancashire authority, which contains 480 primary schools, it ranks 248th. The top-performing peers in the same local authority include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, each of which achieved higher ranking scores. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is The Willows Catholic Primary School in Kirkham, about 3.6 kilometres away. Newton Bluecoat itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection, which took place in 2012, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. That marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2011, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

In the 2023/24 academic year, 59% of pupils at Newton Bluecoat reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. That is just one percentage point below the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, so the school is essentially in line with the wider area. Looking at individual subjects, 83% met the expected standard in maths, 72% in reading and 72% in writing. At the higher standard, 7% of pupils achieved it in each of reading, writing and maths. Average scaled scores were 104 in maths and 102 in reading. Nationally, the school ranks 8,108th out of 13,686 primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, placing it in the bottom half of schools across England. In the North West region, it ranks 1,155th out of 2,065 primary schools. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school has capacity for 210 pupils and currently has 208 on roll, so it is very close to full. For the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 30 places available, and the school was oversubscribed: 63 applications were received, with 35 listing it as first preference and 29 of those receiving offers — an oversubscription ratio of 2.1 applicants per place. Facilities include a library, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. Sports offered include gymnastics, netball, tennis, athletics, dance, cross country and swimming, and clubs include choir, coding, gardening, drama and eco club. The school has nursery provision for younger children and publishes SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing impairment and physical disability. This is a Church of England primary with a strong set of facilities and a clear improvement trajectory from its Requires Improvement past, making it a solid local option for families who value a faith-based setting and a broad extracurricular offer.

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