Westminster Primary Academy, Blackpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Westminster Primary Academy excels at making all pupils and families feel welcomed, supported and cared for regardless of their background or needs. The school provides outstanding emotional wellbeing support, excellent attendance and behaviour through tailored help, and strong partnerships with families and community agencies. Pupils get along well, feel safe and secure in an environment with zero tolerance for discrimination.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and swift action on concerns
- Effective work improving attendance and behaviour through tailored support and family engagement
- Excellent emotional wellbeing support including in-school counselling and calm spaces
- Outstanding parent engagement with leaders readily available to address concerns
- Comprehensive pastoral and family support removing barriers to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils not securing basic skills quickly enough in early reading, spelling and number facts
- Inconsistent teaching quality means curriculum is not delivered consistently well across the school
- Limited understanding among pupils of British values and appreciation of diversity
- Staff not consistently checking if pupils have understood new learning before moving on
- Leaders' oversight of curriculum delivery and teaching quality needs to be sharper
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders and governors creating an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Orchestra, drumming lessons, drawing club, tag rugby, cricket, curriculum-linked trips, visiting speakers including local police and sports teams
Westminster Primary Academy is a community hub that welcomes and supports all pupils and families regardless of their backgrounds or needs. While the school excels in safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and emotional wellbeing, pupils are not achieving as well as they could in core academics.
At a Glance
71.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73%. Maths has declined from 83% to 69%. Writing has remained stable at around 65%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
397 pupils
420 capacity
23 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)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.17027%
Overall absence
19.94751%
Persistent absence
381
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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