St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Blackpool
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy is a primary school in Blackpool for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lightwood Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 2AU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackpool
- Pupils on roll
- 245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Cuthbert’s Catholic Academy care strongly about each other and their school.”
- “Pupils live up to the school’s ethos to ‘be safe, respectful and responsible’ in their school life.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe in school.”
To improve
- “In a few curriculum subjects, leaders have not finalised their curriculum thinking about important academic language that pupils should learn.”
- “This means that teachers are unsure of the subject-specific vocabulary that should be taught and when this should be delivered.”
- “Consequently, a few older pupils do not know the specialist vocabulary they need to be able to read, write and speak about some topics in the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackpool.
- Thames Primary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Waterloo Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blackpool Gateway Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hawes Side Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Revoe Learning Academy 0.7 mi Good
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- Roseacre Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good