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Norbreck Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Norbreck Road, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 1PD · norbreck.blackpool.sch.uk · 01253 852219
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Blackpool 55%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 593
- 94% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 86 | 79 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 80 | 80 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 70 | 62 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Blackpool it was 55%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Norbreck Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 111
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (11%) with SEND