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Stanley Primary School

Community school · Blackpool · FY3 9UT

Ages 4–11 · 572 pupils · Blackpool

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.1%
Unauthorised4.2%
Authorised absence
1.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
508

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

75

Places offered

78

1st-preference offers

75

Total preferences (any rank)
125
Preferred offers (top 3)
78
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill91%

572 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
572
Boys / girls
289 / 283
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
572 / 630 (91%)
Free school meals
26.9%
FSM pupils
154
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jane Murphy

Location

Address
Wordsworth Avenue
Postcode
FY3 9UT
Town
Blackpool
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Blackpool
District
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool South
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

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 4–11, in Blackpool, Blackpool, 572 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 26.9%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in BlackpoolNear FY3

  • Stanley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY3 9UT · Blackpool

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM25.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Mereside Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY4 4RR · Blackpool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM70.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Marton Primary Academy and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Blackpool · FY4 5LY · Blackpool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM39.2%
    • Demand1.41

    1.0 miles away

  • Waterloo Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY4 3AG · Blackpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM57.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.1 miles away

  • Hawes Side Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Blackpool · FY4 3LN · Blackpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS222%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM38.5%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jane Murphy

Official links