Best primary schools in Blackpool (2026)

Blackpool has 29 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Westcliff Primary Academy, in the top 5% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 57%, against 62% for England. 2 are in England's top 10%, and 0 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 5% in England	Westcliff Primary Academy Blackpool	83%	79%	30%	No rating
2 Top 5% in England	Kincraig Primary School Blackpool	89%	79%	0%	No rating
3 Top 15% in England	St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool · Roman Catholic	80%	80%	5%	Good
4 Top 26% in England	Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Blackpool · Church of England	73%	75%	8%	Report card
5 Top 31% in England	Layton Primary School Blackpool	67%	65%	24%	No rating
6 Top 33% in England	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool · Roman Catholic	73%	73%	0%	No rating
7 Top 38% in England	Anchorsholme Primary Academy Blackpool	67%	53%	7%	Not judged
8 Top 39% in England	Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Blackpool · Church of England	69%	77%	3%	Not judged
9 Top 41% in England	Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool	67%	59%	3%	No rating
10 Top 49% in England	Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool · Roman Catholic	61%	61%	11%	No rating
11 Bottom 37% in England	St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy Blackpool · Roman Catholic	61%	66%	0%	No rating
12 Bottom 35% in England	Thames Primary Academy Blackpool	57%	62%	6%	No rating
13 Bottom 34% in England	Boundary Primary School Blackpool	56%	56%	7%	No rating
14 Bottom 33% in England	Westminster Primary Academy Blackpool	59%	60%	0%	Report card
15 Bottom 32% in England	Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool · Roman Catholic	59%	52%	0%	No rating
16 Bottom 30% in England	Waterloo Primary Academy Blackpool	58%	70%	1%	Report card
17 Bottom 24% in England	Roseacre Primary Academy Blackpool	53%	57%	1%	No rating
18 Bottom 24% in England	Stanley Primary School Blackpool	54%	54%	2%	No rating
19 Bottom 23% in England	Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Blackpool · Church of England	53%	52%	3%	Report card
20 Bottom 20% in England	Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool · Church of England	51%	65%	4%	Not judged
21 Bottom 18% in England	St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool · Roman Catholic	51%	42%	0%	No rating
22 Bottom 13% in England	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Blackpool · Roman Catholic	48%	43%	3%	No rating
23 Bottom 12% in England	Norbreck Primary Academy Blackpool	48%	47%	0%	No rating
24 Bottom 12% in England	Revoe Learning Academy Blackpool	47%	46%	0%	Good
25 Bottom 12% in England	Devonshire Primary Academy Blackpool	47%	47%	0%	Not judged
26 Bottom 8% in England	Moor Park Primary School Blackpool	44%	44%	0%	No rating
27 Bottom 7% in England	Mereside Primary Academy Blackpool	42%	18%	0%	No rating
28 Bottom 3% in England	Hawes Side Academy Blackpool	35%	40%	0%	Good
29 Bottom 2% in England	Blackpool Gateway Academy Blackpool	32%	44%	4%	Report card

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What is the best primary school in Blackpool?

On exam results over the last three years, Westcliff Primary Academy is the top-ranked primary school in Blackpool, in the top 5% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.