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Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Penrose Avenue, Marton, Blackpool FY4 4DJ · bainesendowedblackpool.co.uk · 01253 762532
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- 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
- 499
- 9 over 490 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 39 places were offered; 100% 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 | 39 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 57 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 64 | 60 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Baines' Endowed Church of England 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 | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119593), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119593)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 63
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (19%) with SEND