Devonshire Primary Academy, Blackpool

In its own words: "Devonshire Primary Academy's curriculum covers 32 hours and 30 minutes a week. The school day ends at 15:00 for Reception and 15:10 for Years 1-6. All children in Years 1-6 receive 10 minutes for their break in the morning as follows:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Devonshire Primary Academy. At Devonshire Primary Academy we endeavour to provide all our pupils with an education which enables them to reach their full potential. Every child is important and everyone is treated as an individual."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £3.00 per session.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Devonshire Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Blackpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Devonshire Primary Academy as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Devonshire Primary Academy are St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, 77% reading, 61% maths); Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Layton Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 73% maths); and Westminster Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 69% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Devonshire Primary Academy.

Devonshire Primary Academy is one of 6 schools run by The Sea View Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Devonshire Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

61.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Blackpool North Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manchester Road (opposite), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Devonshire Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1116 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Blackpool (336), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Devonshire Primary Academy issued 13 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Devonshire Primary Academy are St Mary's Catholic Academy (0.7 miles), Unity Academy Blackpool (1 mile) and Blackpool Aspire Academy (1.4 miles).