Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School, Blackpool

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils attend school regularly and on time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have defined what pupils should learn as they progress through the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children quickly become familiar with well-established daily routines."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Most pupils eligible for pupil premium funding achieve well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Governors and leaders enjoy positive and close working professional relationships."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Personal development and wellbeing are priorities at the school."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teaching supports pupils' recall knowledge of the key information that they expect them to know across the curriculum. • Leaders should make sure that gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge in writing are consistently identified and addressed. They should also ensure that pupils develop the fluency in reading that they need to access the curriculum more easily".

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Blackpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School are Moor Park Primary School (0.4 miles, 66% reading, 61% maths); St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles); Westcliff Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 88% maths); and Kincraig Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School.

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 88% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%), Asian (6%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bispham (Blackpool Tramway), about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moor Park Swimming Pool (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 198 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Blackpool (336).

In 2024/25, Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School are Montgomery Academy (0.5 miles), Unity Academy Blackpool (0.9 miles), Blackpool Aspire Academy (1.3 miles) and St Mary's Catholic Academy (1.7 miles).