Christ The King Catholic Academy
Christ The King Catholic Academy is an academy converter in Blackpool for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 240 pupils on roll. In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Rodwell Walk Grange Park Blackpool Lancashire FY3 7FG |
| Phone | 01253395985 |
| Reference Number | 141288 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 240 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.58%
Girls: 50.42% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 35.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 30.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 58.3% |
| White, Other | 15% |
| Indian | 10.4% |
| Asian, Other | 6.3% |
| African | 3.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.9% |
| White & Asian | 1.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 06 Dec 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 06 Dec 2022 | School inspection |
| 16 May 2017 | Short inspection |
| 01 Sep 2014 | Academy conversion letter |
| 03 Oct 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Christ The King Catholic Primary School | |
| 16 Nov 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Interim assessment |
| 23 Jan 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 25 Nov 2002 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 52% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 21 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 9 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 4 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Christ The King Catholic Academy had 217 pupils for 210 places. That is 7 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Blackpool Central Locality Primary” planning area
Blackpool counted 677 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 602 in 2029–30, down 11%.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 191 | 197 | 195 | 201 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 212 | 218 | 217 |
| Unfilled | 9.0% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Christ The King Catholic Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 4.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Christ The King Catholic Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Christ The King Catholic Academy had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 1.5% | 0.0% | 9.7% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 33.3% | 35.3% | 30.8% | 40.0% | – | 53.8% | 30.8% | 41.7% | 25.0% | 33.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | – | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 6.2 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at Christ The King Catholic Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 26 | 5 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 5 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 1 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Christ The King Catholic Academy received £8,164 and spent £8,240 for each of its 232 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £499,000 (£2,155 per pupil).
Across all 17 schools of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,639 and spending £7,702 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £401,000 | £165,000 | £458,000 | £542,000 | £488,000 | £511,000 | £499,000 |
| per pupil | £1,722 | £710 | £1,995 | £2,370 | £2,189 | £2,183 | £2,155 |
| In-year balance | £101,000 | -£5,733,000 | £10,000 | £107,000 | -£42,000 | £27,000 | -£18,000 |
| per pupil | £433 | -£24,713 | £46 | £468 | -£190 | £114 | -£76 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
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Boundary Primary School
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Layton Primary School
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Devonshire Primary Academy
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St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
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Tower Learning Centre Independent School
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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Westminster Primary Academy
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Moor Park Primary School
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1.4 miles |
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St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
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Revoe Learning Academy
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1.66 miles |
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Stanley Primary School
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1.66 miles |
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Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School
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1.67 miles |
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Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
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1.67 miles |
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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
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1.69 miles |
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Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School
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Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
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1.89 miles |
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BFC School
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1.9 miles |
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Waterloo Primary Academy
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| Name | Distance |
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St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7EQ |
0.05 miles |
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Lancashire Alternative Provision
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Blackpool Aspire Academy
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Highfurlong School
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Norman House Independent School
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0.82 miles |
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The Blackpool Sixth Form College
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Unity Academy Blackpool
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Woodlands School
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1.15 miles |
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Park Community Academy
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1.18 miles |
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Baines School
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1.23 miles |
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Blackpool Skills Academy
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1.45 miles |
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The Maple School
Langdale Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4RR |
1.94 miles |
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St George's School A Church of England Academy
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2.06 miles |
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Montgomery Academy
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2.06 miles |
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Hodgson Academy
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2.13 miles |
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Blackpool and the Fylde College
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Spen Brook School
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South Shore Academy
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2.37 miles |
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2.42 miles |
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Highfield Leadership Academy
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All schools in Blackpool · Blackpool local authority: places and applications
Christ The King Catholic Academy is part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Poulton-Le-Fylde
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy Blackpool
- Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Thornton-Cleveleys
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Thornton-Cleveleys
How many pupils does Christ The King Catholic Academy have?
Christ The King Catholic Academy has 240 pupils on roll.
What age range does Christ The King Catholic Academy cover?
Christ The King Catholic Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Christ The King Catholic Academy's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Christ The King Catholic Academy?
Christ The King Catholic Academy is at Rodwell Walk, Grange Park, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7FG.
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