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Westminster Primary Academy

URN
144945
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Westminster Primary Academy
URN
144945
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

45

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

61

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#16 of 20 schools in Blackpool

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

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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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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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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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 Westminster Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

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

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • 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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Admissions strategy for Westminster Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
3 March 2022
Inspection date
26 January 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 3 March 2022

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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)

43

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

57

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

39

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.33×

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.westminsterprimary.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 %

73.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

65.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

69.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

60.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

FY1 2QE - Westminster Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Westminster Road, Blackpool, Lancashire
Postcode
FY1 2QE
Phone
1253621703
Website
www.westminsterprimary.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
    3 March 202226 January 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 3 March 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      3 March 2022
      Inspected
      26 January 2022
      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

    68.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 37

    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
    Claremont Community Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family Catholic Primary School355 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family Catholic Primary School355 mPrimaryOpen
    Langdale Free School859 mPrimaryClosed
    Langdale Preparatory School859 mNot applicableClosed
    Unity Academy Blackpool901 mAll-throughOpen
    Unity College Blackpool950 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Devonshire Infant School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Devonshire Primary Academy1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Devonshire Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Claremont Community Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Family Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      355 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Family Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      355 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Langdale Free School
      Distance
      859 m
      Phase
      Primary
      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
    Langdale Preparatory School
    Distance
    859 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Unity Academy Blackpool
    Distance
    901 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • Unity College Blackpool
    Distance
    950 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Devonshire Infant School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Devonshire Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Devonshire Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Blackpool Baines Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    FY4 4DJ
    Status
    Closed