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Armfield Academy

All-through · Blackpool · FY4 1TL · URN 145863

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-02-07Cohort 1221Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

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

2024-2025 results · cohort 60
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 35 schools in Blackpool

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    45%

    Blackpool 52.5%England 61%

    7.5 percentage points below the area average of 52.5

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    0%

    Blackpool 3.7%England 8%

    3.6 percentage points below the area average of 3.7

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    102

    Blackpool 103.81England 105

    1.8 below the area average of 103.8

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    101

    Blackpool 102.66England 105

    1.7 below the area average of 102.7

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    103

    Blackpool 103.81England 105

    0.8 below the area average of 103.8

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    18%

    Blackpool 21.9%England 32%

    3.9 percentage points below the area average of 21.9

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    63%

    Blackpool 65.7%

    2.7 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

    62%

    Blackpool 63.8%

    1.8 percentage points below the area average of 63.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    60

    Blackpool 51

    9 above the area average of 51

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 152
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 15 schools in Blackpool

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    35.6

    Blackpool 25.34England 46.1

    10.3 above the area average of 25.3

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    19.7%

    Blackpool 19.7%England 45.9%

    In line with the area average of 19.7

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    44.7%

    Blackpool 33.9%

    10.8 percentage points above the area average of 33.9

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    3.29

    Blackpool 2.17England 4.07

    1.1 above the area average of 2.2

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    14.5%

    Blackpool 5.5%England 17.6%

    9 percentage points above the area average of 5.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    52%

    Blackpool 13.3%

    38.7 percentage points above the area average of 13.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    43.4%

    Blackpool 55.8%

    12.4 percentage points below the area average of 55.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    152

    Blackpool 84

    67.7 above the area average of 84.3

    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
Secondary classes
22.8 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
5.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
39.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
10.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
18% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
16.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
45% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
84.9% 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

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

Nearby all-through schools

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Ofsted rated Armfield Academy Good at its inspection on 07/02/2023.
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Armfield Academy is a all-through school in Blackpool, postcode FY4 1TL (URN 145863).
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