Waterloo Primary Academy
Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 3AG
600 pupils · 91% of 656 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ZEST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 57.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 16 July 2026. 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 | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 51 | 90 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 65 | 56 | 96 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 53 | 100 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 73 | 65 | 116 | 71 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 40 | 77 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 48 | 97 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 54 | 112 | 57 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 85 | 74 | 158 | 85 |
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 John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Blackpool Gateway Academy 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Revoe Learning Academy 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hawes Side Academy 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.