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Moor Park Primary School, Blackpool

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Ages 3–11

Moor Park 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 23rd-highest of the 29 schools in Blackpool with published results, and 12,253rd of 14,452 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Blackpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Moor Park Primary School in detail

Moor Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Moor Park our Moor Park Way characteristics are reflected through these core values. As a school, we take part in activities throughout the year which aim to develop our knowledge and understanding of these values, helping us to become better citizens. At Moor Park pupils have the opportunity to have their voices heard through our School Council."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Moor Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% 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 Moor Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Moor Park Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Moor Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Moor Park Primary School are Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 62% maths); St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles); Kincraig Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); and Westcliff Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 97% reading, 88% maths).

Moor Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolSt. Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolKincraig Primary SchoolWestcliff Primary Academy

The trust

Moor Park Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Synergy Education Trust Limited, an academy trust.

All 7 schools in Synergy Education Trust Limited

Who goes there

36.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 53 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 28 (8.5%) 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.

Moor Park Primary School has a SEN unit for 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: 24 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moorpark School (outside), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Moor Park 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 200 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).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Moor Park Primary School issued 67 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Moor Park Primary School are Montgomery Academy (0.7 miles), Unity Academy Blackpool (0.8 miles), Blackpool Aspire Academy (0.9 miles) and St Mary's Catholic Academy (1.4 miles).

Montgomery AcademyUnity Academy BlackpoolBlackpool Aspire AcademySt Mary's Catholic Academy

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

Likely (~488m)Possible (~697m)Unlikely (~906m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Faye Haslam
Pupils:329
LA:Blackpool
Phone:01253353034
Address:Moor Park Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0LY
Trust:SYNERGY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2024

Ofsted Rating

Moor Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Moor Park Primary School (URN 134967), it was rated Good in April 2013.

URN:151114
UKPRN:10095837
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

36.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: SpLD, Vision, Other +9

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading66%
Maths61%
Writing58%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

20.9

Avg class size

17.2

Infant (KS1)

23.9

KS2

15

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Moorpark School (o/s)
180m · 3 min walk
Winnipeg Place (by)
184m · 3 min walk
The Squirrel (opp)
350m · 6 min walk
Moor Park Avenue (opp)
366m · 6 min walk
Carlton Lodge Farm (o/s)
460m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
18
Fatal
1
Serious
7
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

6 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 Moor Park Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

81%

Available places

352 pupils

432 places

80 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Blackpool

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,208
Projected new pupils:302

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Blackpool

Across Blackpool council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

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: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

53

SEN Support

28

EHC Plans

24.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Moor Park Primary School has a SEN unit for 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: 24 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

SEN Unit

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication23
Social, Emotional & Mental Health22
Autistic Spectrum Disorder18
Moderate Learning Difficulty14
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
93.0%
Asian
1.8%
Black
0.3%
Mixed
3.0%
Other
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals36.8%
English as Additional Language3.3%

329

Total Pupils

178

Boys

151

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

16.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£47,603

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,425

Per pupil

£2241k

Total funding

£180k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£276,000
EAL funding£3,476
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

12.3%

Persistent absence

317

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised2.6%
Persistent (10%+)12.3%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Moor Park Primary School

What are SATs results like at Moor Park Primary School?

Of the pupils at Moor Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 61% did so in maths.

What is Moor Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Moor Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Moor Park Primary School (URN 134967), it was rated Good in April 2013.

What is the catchment area for Moor Park Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Moor Park 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 Moor Park Primary School?

Moor Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 432 places.

How big are the classes at Moor Park Primary School?

Classes at Moor Park Primary School average 20.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Moor Park Primary School?

Moor Park Primary School has around 329 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Moor Park Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Moor Park Primary School has a SEN unit for 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: 24 places, 24 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Moor Park Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Moor Park Primary School in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Moor Park Primary School?

Apply through Blackpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Moor Park 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 Moor Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Moor Park Primary School?

Moor Park Primary School is at Moor Park Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0LY.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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