Westcliff Primary Academy

Primary · Blackpool · FY2 9BY · URN 137359

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-12-14Cohort 246

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 33

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 35 schools in Blackpool

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
79%
Blackpool 52.5%England 61%
26.5 percentage points above the area average of 52.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
30%
Blackpool 3.7%England 8%
26.4 percentage points above the area average of 3.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
109
Blackpool 103.81England 105
5.2 above the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
109
Blackpool 102.66England 105
6.3 above the area average of 102.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
110
Blackpool 103.81England 105
6.2 above the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
48%
Blackpool 21.9%England 32%
26.1 percentage points above the area average of 21.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
97%
Blackpool 65.7%
31.3 percentage points above the area average of 65.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
85%
Blackpool 62%
23 percentage points above the area average of 62
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
88%
Blackpool 63.8%
24.2 percentage points above the area average of 63.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
33
Blackpool 51
18 below the area average of 51
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Blackpool	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	79% Blackpool 52.5%England 61%	26.5 percentage points above the area average of 52.5	18 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	30% Blackpool 3.7%England 8%	26.4 percentage points above the area average of 3.7	22 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	109 Blackpool 103.81England 105	5.2 above the area average of 103.8	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	109 Blackpool 102.66England 105	6.3 above the area average of 102.7	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	110 Blackpool 103.81England 105	6.2 above the area average of 103.8	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	48% Blackpool 21.9%England 32%	26.1 percentage points above the area average of 21.9	16 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	97% Blackpool 65.7%	31.3 percentage points above the area average of 65.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	85% Blackpool 62%	23 percentage points above the area average of 62	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	88% Blackpool 63.8%	24.2 percentage points above the area average of 63.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	33 Blackpool 51	18 below the area average of 51	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Blackpool · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 3.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 8.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 48% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 30% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 24.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 79% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Westcliff Primary Academy Good at its inspection on 14/12/2022.
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