Westcliff Primary Academy
Crawford Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9BY
246 pupils · 104% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 8 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 30% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.41 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 41 | 97 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 37 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 42 | 94 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 23 | 72 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 26 | 81 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 34 | 98 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 31 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 34 | 94 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Norbreck Primary Academy 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Kincraig Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Moor Park Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.