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Devonshire Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Devonshire Road, Blackpool FY3 8AF · devonshire.blackpool.sch.uk · 01253 478271
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Blackpool 55%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 451
- 96% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 67.1%
- First language not English
- 20.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Sea View Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% 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 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 98% |
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 | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Devonshire Primary Academy on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 18
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied