Westminster Primary Academy

Blackpool · FY1 2QE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 397 pupils, 71% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Westminster Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Westminster Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QE – View on map
Phone: 01253621703
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Beth Latham
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 32 families put it first for 38 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

397 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 282
% eligible for free school meals: 71.0%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the Blackpool average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.9% a year (Blackpool 11.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 56% moved to another school, 44% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Blackpool: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Blackpool, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 24.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 42 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 36 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 60% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points above the Blackpool average (57%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 59% against an expected 51%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 69% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 52 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBlackpool averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points above the Blackpool average (57%).

Year 6 SATs: 14th of 31 junior and primary schools in the area

#12Thames Primary Academy62%
#13Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool61%
#14Westminster Primary Academy60%
#15Marton Primary Academy and Nursery59%
#16Roseacre Primary Academy57%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool80%
=2Kincraig Primary School79%
=2Westcliff Primary Academy79%
#4Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School77%
#5Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School75%
=6Holy Family Catholic Primary School73%
=6Unity Academy Blackpool73%
#8Waterloo Primary Academy70%
#9St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy66%
=10Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy65%
=10Layton Primary School65%
#12Thames Primary Academy62%
#13Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool61%
#14Westminster Primary Academy60%
#15Marton Primary Academy and Nursery59%
#16Roseacre Primary Academy57%
#17Boundary Primary School56%
#18Stanley Primary School54%
#19Anchorsholme Primary Academy53%
=20Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School52%
=20Christ The King Catholic Academy52%
=22Devonshire Primary Academy47%
=22Norbreck Primary Academy47%
#24Revoe Learning Academy46%
#25Armfield Academy45%
=26Blackpool Gateway Academy44%
=26Moor Park Primary School44%
#28St Teresa's Catholic Primary School43%
#29St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School42%
#30Hawes Side Academy40%
#31Mereside Primary Academy18%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,331 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

7th of 30 primary schools in Blackpool for spending per pupil

#5Revoe Learning Academy£8,580
#6Kincraig Primary School£8,426
#7Westminster Primary Academy£8,331
#8Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School£8,061
#9St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool£7,989

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Marton Primary Academy and Nursery£10,587
#2Mereside Primary Academy£10,116
#3Blackpool Gateway Academy£9,312
#4Thames Primary Academy£8,770
#5Revoe Learning Academy£8,580
#6Kincraig Primary School£8,426
#7Westminster Primary Academy£8,331
#8Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School£8,061
#9St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool£7,989
#10Devonshire Primary Academy£7,968
#11Boundary Primary School£7,967
#12Moor Park Primary School£7,717
#13Christ The King Catholic Academy£7,706
#14Waterloo Primary Academy£7,687
#15Hawes Side Academy£7,600
#16Layton Primary School£7,578
#17St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy£7,482
#18Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,188
#19St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£6,961
#20Westcliff Primary Academy£6,903
#21Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool£6,782
#22Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,573
#23St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School£6,542
#24Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy£6,313
#25Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School£6,200
#26Roseacre Primary Academy£6,199
#27Stanley Primary School£6,180
#28Norbreck Primary Academy£6,121
#29Anchorsholme Primary Academy£6,045
#30St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School£4,470

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