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Armfield Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Free school
488 Lytham Road, Blackpool FY4 1TL · armfieldacademy.co.uk · 01253 207702
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Blackpool 37, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,221
- 1 over 1,220 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.9%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 180 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 82% 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 | 159 | 180 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 209 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 158 | 135 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 186 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 157 | 182 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.6, and 19.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Blackpool it was 37, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 45% 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%.
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼45% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▼0% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▼102 | 106 |
| Maths | ▼101 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼19.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.29 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2 | +1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 25.2 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 47.7 | −2.9 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9 | +6 |
| Employment | 4 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −3 |
Ofsted
Armfield Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- 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 |
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 103
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (18%) with SEND