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Mereside Primary Academy

URN
143771
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Mereside Primary Academy
URN
143771
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

32 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

33

Admissions Value

37

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate 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.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
12 September 2024
Inspection date
3 July 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Graded 12 September 2024

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Inspection history

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

Admissions

Moderate 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

27

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

22

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.04×

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
http://www.meresideprimary.com/

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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 %

43.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

36.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

29.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

18.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

FY4 4RR - Langdale Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Langdale Road, Blackpool, Lancashire
Postcode
FY4 4RR
Phone
1253761531
Website
http://www.meresideprimary.com/
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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
    12 September 20243 July 2024-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 12 September 2024
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      12 September 2024
      Inspected
      3 July 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    81.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 22

    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
    Mereside Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Lotus School147 mNot applicableClosed
    The Maple School282 mNot applicableOpen
    Stanley Junior School558 mPrimaryClosed
    Stanley Infant School558 mPrimaryClosed
    Stanley Primary School558 mPrimaryClosed
    Stanley Primary School558 mPrimaryOpen
    St George's School A Church of England Academy789 mSecondaryOpen
    St George's High School789 mSecondaryClosed
    St George's School A Church of England Business & Enterprise College789 mSecondaryClosed
    • Mereside Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Lotus School
      Distance
      147 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • The Maple School
      Distance
      282 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Stanley Junior School
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Stanley Infant School

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Blackpool)

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    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
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      Postcode
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    • Anchorsholme Primary School
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    • Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
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      Status
      Open
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    Phase
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    Status
    Closed
  • Stanley Primary School
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    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Stanley Primary School
    Distance
    558 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St George's School A Church of England Academy
    Distance
    789 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St George's High School
    Distance
    789 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St George's School A Church of England Business & Enterprise College
    Distance
    789 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
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  • Blackpool Baines Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Phase
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    Postcode
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    Status
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