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St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

URN
141115
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
URN
141115
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

68

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#10 of 20 schools in Blackpool

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
25 May 2023
Inspection date
22 March 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 25 May 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

26

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

39

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

26

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.5×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Blackpool
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Blackpool)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stcuthbertsacademy.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Blackpool to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

76.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

76.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

66.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

FY4 2AU - Lightwood Avenue, Blackpool, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Lightwood Avenue, Blackpool, Lancashire
Postcode
FY4 2AU
Phone
1253403232
Website
www.stcuthbertsacademy.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Blackpool
Local authority code
890

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 110 schools in Blackpool.

Authority statistics

Total schools

110

Open schools

51

Closed schools

59

Primary schools

67

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    25 May 202322 March 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 25 May 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      25 May 2023
      Inspected
      22 March 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    66.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 24

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    15

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary67 (60.9%)
    • Secondary15 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other28 (25.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    South Shore Academy108 mSecondaryOpen
    Victory Christian School133 mNot applicableClosed
    Palatine Community Sports College168 mSecondaryClosed
    South Shore Academy168 mSecondaryClosed
    Thames Primary School694 mPrimaryClosed
    Thames Primary Academy694 mPrimaryOpen
    Waterloo Primary Academy707 mPrimaryOpen
    Waterloo Primary School707 mPrimaryClosed
    Blackpool Gateway Academy710 mPrimaryOpen
    • St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • South Shore Academy
      Distance
      108 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Victory Christian School
      Distance
      133 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Palatine Community Sports College
      Distance
      168 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Blackpool)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Anchorsholme Primary AcademyPrimaryFY5 3RXOpen
    Anchorsholme Primary SchoolPrimaryFY5 3RXClosed
    Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryFY4 4DJOpen
    Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryFY2 0HHOpen
    Blackpool Baines Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimaryFY4 4DJClosed
    • Anchorsholme Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      FY5 3RX
      Status
      Open
    • Anchorsholme Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      FY5 3RX
      Status
      Closed
    • Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      FY4 4DJ
      Status
      Open
    • Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      FY2 0HH
      Status
      Open
    South Shore Academy
    Distance
    168 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thames Primary School
    Distance
    694 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thames Primary Academy
    Distance
    694 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Waterloo Primary Academy
    Distance
    707 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Waterloo Primary School
    Distance
    707 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Blackpool Gateway Academy
    Distance
    710 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blackpool Baines Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    FY4 4DJ
    Status
    Closed