Blackpool Gateway Academy

Primary · Blackpool · FY1 6JH · URN 142175

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-05-24Cohort 287

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 57

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 35 schools in Blackpool

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
44%
Blackpool 52.5%England 61%
8.5 percentage points below the area average of 52.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Blackpool 3.7%England 8%
In line with the area average of 3.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Blackpool 103.81England 105
3.8 below the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
99
Blackpool 102.66England 105
3.7 below the area average of 102.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Blackpool 103.81England 105
2.8 below the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
19%
Blackpool 21.9%England 32%
2.9 percentage points below the area average of 21.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
51%
Blackpool 65.7%
14.7 percentage points below the area average of 65.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
58%
Blackpool 62%
4 percentage points below the area average of 62
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
53%
Blackpool 63.8%
10.8 percentage points below the area average of 63.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
57
Blackpool 51
6 above 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	44% Blackpool 52.5%England 61%	8.5 percentage points below the area average of 52.5	17 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	4% Blackpool 3.7%England 8%	In line with the area average of 3.7	4 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Blackpool 103.81England 105	3.8 below the area average of 103.8	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	99 Blackpool 102.66England 105	3.7 below the area average of 102.7	6 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Blackpool 103.81England 105	2.8 below the area average of 103.8	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	19% Blackpool 21.9%England 32%	2.9 percentage points below the area average of 21.9	13 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	51% Blackpool 65.7%	14.7 percentage points below the area average of 65.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	58% Blackpool 62%	4 percentage points below the area average of 62	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	53% Blackpool 63.8%	10.8 percentage points below the area average of 63.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	57 Blackpool 51	6 above 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: 36.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 69.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 30.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 19% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 44% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 78% 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 Blackpool Gateway Academy Good at its inspection on 24/05/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Blackpool Gateway Academy is a primary school in Blackpool, postcode FY1 6JH (URN 142175).
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