Blackpool Gateway Academy, Blackpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Blackpool Gateway Academy excels at making every child feel welcomed and included, with staff providing wraparound support that extends beyond the classroom to help families overcome barriers to learning and attendance. The school has created a calm, positive environment where behavior is strong and bullying is extremely rare. Early years provision is particularly strong, with children developing excellent phonics skills and language abilities, setting them up well for Year 1.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and swift action on concerns
- Excellent behavior management and pastoral support that helps pupils thrive despite challenging circumstances
- Highly effective inclusion practices with comprehensive induction for new pupils
- Well-designed early years curriculum with strong focus on phonics and language development
- Leaders and staff demonstrate genuine care and commitment to pupil wellbeing
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement lags behind national averages due to gaps in basic knowledge not being addressed precisely enough
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across subjects, with curriculum established but not yet taught consistently well
- Writing instruction needs strengthening, particularly in key stages 1 and 2
- Attendance remains a challenge, particularly for pupils joining mid-year
- Limited opportunities for pupils to practice and apply mathematics knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture of safeguarding where concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance, theatre performances, sports events, computing skills, museum visits, theatre visits, city visits
Blackpool Gateway Academy is a newly established school that has created a warm, inclusive culture where pupils feel safe and supported. While the school excels in safeguarding, behavior, and pastoral care, achievement and teaching consistency remain areas needing development.
At a Glance
69.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 44% to 51%. Maths has improved from 38% to 53%. Writing has improved from 45% to 58%.
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
25.6
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
287 pupils
420 capacity
133 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Blackpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Blackpool
Admissions Demand - Blackpool
Places available
1,670
Applications
1,299
Got 1st preference
93.5%
Got preferred school
97.7%
Primary admissions across Blackpool (2025/26)
Inspection History(104)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.53894%
Overall absence
24.2236%
Persistent absence
322
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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