Boundary Primary School, Blackpool
Boundary Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Blackpool, part of Synergy Education Trust Limited. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 29 schools in Blackpool with published results, and 11,173rd of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Blackpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Boundary Primary School in detail
Boundary Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £3.00 per day.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Boundary Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Blackpool and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Boundary Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Boundary Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Boundary Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Boundary Primary School are Christ The King Catholic Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths); Layton Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 73% maths); Devonshire Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 67% maths); and St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, 77% reading, 61% maths).
Boundary Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Christ The King Catholic AcademyLayton Primary SchoolDevonshire Primary AcademySt Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Boundary Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Synergy Education Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Who goes there
59.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 85 pupils (19.9%) received SEN support and 33 (7.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Boundary Primary School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Layton (Lancs) Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boundary Library (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Boundary Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Boundary Primary School issued 92 suspensions, 20.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Boundary Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Academy (0.2 miles), Blackpool Aspire Academy (0.6 miles), Unity Academy Blackpool (1 mile) and Baines School (1.1 miles).
St Mary's Catholic AcademyBlackpool Aspire AcademyUnity Academy BlackpoolBaines School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Boundary Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Boundary Primary School (URN 133291), it was rated Good in May 2017.
At a Glance
59.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD, Vision, Other +9
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
28.1
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Boundary Primary School
Year 2 Update...
2 Oct 2026
Boundary Shines at Stanley Park's 100th Birthday Celebration
2 Oct 2026
Democracy in Action
28 Sep 2026
Meet Dexter!
25 Sep 2026
Dancing with Chalk - Year 3
24 Sep 2026
Year 1 Update...
24 Sep 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Boundary Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Boundary Primary School is in Blackpool; for families living there:
Apply to Blackpool for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 19 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Blackpool is 39 (the median across 51 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Boundary Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
406 pupils
420 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Blackpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Blackpool
Across Blackpool council
Places available
1,540
Applications
1,300
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Blackpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
85
SEN Support
33
EHC Plans
27.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Boundary Primary School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
427
Total Pupils
221
Boys
206
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,671
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,320
Per pupil
£3085k
Total funding
£370k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.2%
Overall absence
22.7%
Persistent absence
374
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Boundary Primary School
What are SATs results like at Boundary Primary School?
Of the pupils at Boundary Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Boundary Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Boundary Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Boundary Primary School (URN 133291), it was rated Good in May 2017.
What is the catchment area for Boundary Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Boundary Primary School is oversubscribed, Blackpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Boundary Primary School?
Boundary Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Boundary Primary School?
Classes at Boundary Primary School average 25.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Boundary Primary School?
Boundary Primary School has around 427 pupils on roll. 60% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Boundary Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Boundary Primary School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Boundary Primary School?
7.2% of sessions were missed at Boundary Primary School in 2024/25. 22.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Boundary Primary School?
Apply through Blackpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Boundary Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Boundary Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 19 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Blackpool is 39 (the median across 51 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Boundary Primary School?
Boundary Primary School is at Dinmore Avenue, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7RW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)