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Layton Primary School

Community school · Blackpool · FY3 7DX

Ages 5–11 · 622 pupils · Blackpool

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-09-25

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
553

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

78

Places offered

86

1st-preference offers

78

Total preferences (any rank)
158
Preferred offers (top 3)
84
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

622 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
622
Boys / girls
327 / 295
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
622 / 630 (99%)
Free school meals
40.8%
FSM pupils
254
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Clucas

Location

Address
Meyler Avenue, Layton
Postcode
FY3 7DX
Town
Blackpool
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Blackpool
District
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Blackpool, Blackpool, 622 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 40.8%.

Open schools in Blackpool
48
Primary schools in Blackpool
28
Academies among open schools in Blackpool
69% (33)
Open schools in FY3
16
Primary in FY3
7
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.

  • Christ The King Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY3 7FG · Blackpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM35.2%
    • Demand1.07

    0.3 miles away

  • Boundary Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY3 7RW · Blackpool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM65.8%

    0.4 miles away

  • Devonshire Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY3 8AF · Blackpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM67.1%
    • Demand1.22

    0.7 miles away

  • St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY3 8BT · Blackpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand0.92

    0.9 miles away

  • Westminster Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY1 2QE · Blackpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM71.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.9 miles away

  • Moor Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY2 0LY · Blackpool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM38.1%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Clucas
Telephone
01253392179

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