Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

About Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School in Blackpool sits in a local authority where the average Key Stage 2 score for primary schools is 58, but the school itself doesn't have a published KS2 score in the available data to compare directly. What is clear from the local context is that Blackpool has only two primary schools rated Outstanding out of 30 total, and this school is not one of them. However, its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2012 gave it a Good rating, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains Good. That's a solid, stable position in a borough where Outstanding provision is rare. The school is oversubscribed: for 19 places in 2025/26, it received 38 applications, with 16 first-preference offers made. That ratio of two applicants per place suggests strong local demand, particularly among Catholic families who value the school's Roman Catholic character.

Academically, the picture is less detailed than some parents might want. The data doesn't include a Progress 8 score or specific KS2 SATs results for the school, so it's impossible to say whether pupils here outperform the Blackpool average of 58. The Ofsted report from 2012 rated leadership and management as Good and overall effectiveness as Good, but the previous inspection in 2010 had rated the school as Requires Improvement, so the improvement trajectory is positive. The school serves 193 pupils from ages 4 to 11, with 10.9 per cent eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average and suggests a relatively less deprived intake than some local primaries. The absence of published exam data means parents should look closely at the full Ofsted report for subject-level detail, but the consistent Good rating across two inspections is a reassuring baseline.

The school offers a strong set of facilities for a primary of its size, including playing fields, a sports hall, a library, a forest school area, and a chapel, which reflects its Catholic identity. Sports provision covers swimming, gymnastics, tennis, cricket, football and netball, and there are clubs in drama, coding, choir, chess and gardening. For SEND, the school supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder, which is a broad and inclusive offer. The nearest Outstanding primary is Blackpool St Nicholas CofE, 0.8 km away, so families who prioritise a Catholic ethos and a Good-rated school with strong facilities and a forest school may find this a practical choice, especially given its oversubscription suggests it's well-regarded locally.

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