St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Blackpool
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Blackpool for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackpool
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe in this nurturing school.”
- “There are strong, caring relationships between staff, pupils and their families.”
- “The school motto, ‘treat others as you want to be treated’ is lived out by staff, pupils and governors.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, due to weaknesses with the previous curriculum, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge in some subjects.”
- “This limits them from being able to build new knowledge as well as they could.”
- “However, some pupils’ handwriting is poor.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2025 (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) | 42% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Devonshire Primary Academy 0.2 mi Not judged
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Revoe Learning Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Christ The King Catholic Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Layton Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Westminster Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Boundary Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade