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Children in Blackpool
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 similar | 81.8% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 63.5% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 78.1% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 13.7% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 28.3% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 91.7% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 87.4% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 higher | 32.1% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 15.5% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 30.5% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 67% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 56% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 60% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Blackpool
32 schools
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys
- Armfield Academy Blackpool
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Blackpool
- Blackpool Gateway Academy Blackpool
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Blackpool
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Blackpool
- Boundary Primary School Blackpool
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool
- Devonshire Primary Academy Blackpool
- Hawes Side Academy Blackpool
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- Kincraig Primary School Blackpool
- Layton Primary School Blackpool
- Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool
- Mereside Primary Academy Blackpool
- Moor Park Primary School Blackpool
- Norbreck Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys
- Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool
- Revoe Learning Academy Blackpool
- Roseacre Primary Academy Blackpool
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy Blackpool
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- Stanley Primary School Blackpool
- Thames Primary Academy Blackpool
- Unity Academy Blackpool Blackpool
- Waterloo Primary Academy Blackpool
- Westcliff Primary Academy Blackpool
- Westminster Primary Academy Blackpool