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Montgomery Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
All Hallows Road, Bispham, Blackpool FY2 0AZ · montgomeryschool.co.uk · 01253 356271
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40
- average Attainment 8 score. Blackpool 37, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,192
- 95% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 232 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 248 | 232 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 243 | 247 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 245 | 231 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 247 | 223 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 171 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 31.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Blackpool it was 37, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40 | 46 | ||
| ▼31.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 26.7 | −6.9 |
| Further education | 52.4 | +13.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Montgomery Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- May 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 40
- 3% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (38%) with SEND