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Hawes Side Academy

Academy converter · Blackpool · FY4 3LN

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 4–11

Pupils

340

Local authority

Blackpool

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Blackpool, Blackpool, 340 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 38.5%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Blackpool
48
Primary schools in Blackpool
28
Academies among open schools in Blackpool
69% (33)
Open schools in FY4
16
Primary in FY4
10
Open schools in Blackpool LA
51
Primary in Blackpool LA
30

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
138538

Location

Address
Johnsville Avenue
Postcode
FY4 3LN
Town
Blackpool
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Blackpool
District
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
340
Boys / girls
177 / 163
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
340 / 630 (54%)
Free school meals
38.5%
FSM pupils
131
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: HAWES SIDE ACADEMY
Academy trust
HAWES SIDE ACADEMY

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Boothroyd
Telephone
01253402541

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
43%
Higher standard (RWM)
0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables