Boundary Primary School
Boundary Primary School is an academy converter in Blackpool for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 427 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Boundary Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022 of its predecessor, Boundary Primary School. In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suspensions are common here, with 4 in every 100 pupils suspended at least once in 2024/25 (nationally, 1.1).
Ofsted inspection: April 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Dinmore Avenue Blackpool Lancashire FY3 7RW |
| Phone | 01253287250 |
| Reference Number | 150597 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 427 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.76%
Girls: 48.24% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 65.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 19% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.1 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| 2 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 3 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 4 | 33 | 27 | 60 |
| 5 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 6 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 75.4% |
| Indian | 4.7% |
| White, Other | 2.8% |
| Asian, Other | 2.1% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| Pakistani | 1.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| African | 0.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Boundary Primary School, inspected in October 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 7% | 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 | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 13 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 4 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 4 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Boundary Primary School had 406 pupils for 420 places. 14 places (3.3%) were unfilled.
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%.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 405 | 406 |
| Unfilled | 3.6% | 3.3% |
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 Boundary Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 4.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 2.1% |
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, 4.0% of pupils at Boundary Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 20.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 Boundary Primary School had 18.8 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
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 84.2% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.7 | – |
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, 19.9% of pupils at Boundary Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.7% 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 | 45 | 17 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 27 | 6 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 10 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 6 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 Boundary Primary School received £8,865 and spent £8,414 for each of its 427 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £413,000 (£968 per pupil).
Across all 6 schools of Synergy Education Trust Limited, income was £9,137 and spending £8,966 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £413,000 |
| per pupil | £968 |
| In-year balance | £192,000 |
| per pupil | £451 |
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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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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1.19 miles |
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Westminster Primary Academy
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1.24 miles |
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Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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Moor Park Primary School
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1.32 miles |
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Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School
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1.41 miles |
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Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
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1.53 miles |
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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School
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1.56 miles |
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Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School
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1.61 miles |
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St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
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1.74 miles |
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Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School
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1.74 miles |
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Stanley Primary School
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1.75 miles |
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Revoe Learning Academy
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1.81 miles |
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Kincraig Primary School
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1.93 miles |
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St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Devonshire Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0AJ |
1.94 miles |
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Carleton Green Community Primary School
Arundel Drive, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7TF |
2.02 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7EQ |
0.2 miles |
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Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LS |
0.55 miles |
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Highfurlong School
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LS |
0.55 miles |
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Lancashire Alternative Provision
30 Mowbray Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7UN |
0.56 miles |
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Norman House Independent School
Norman House, Robson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7PP |
0.69 miles |
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The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LR |
0.76 miles |
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Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0TS |
0.98 miles |
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Baines School
Highcross Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 8BE |
1.1 miles |
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Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 9HF |
1.29 miles |
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Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 9HF |
1.32 miles |
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Blackpool Skills Academy
Stanley House, Stanley Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 4QL |
1.6 miles |
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Hodgson Academy
Moorland Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7EU |
1.98 miles |
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Montgomery Academy
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1.98 miles |
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The Maple School
Langdale Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4RR |
2.04 miles |
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Blackpool and the Fylde College
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2.11 miles |
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St George's School A Church of England Academy
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2.17 miles |
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Brookfield School
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2.28 miles |
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Spen Brook School
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2.42 miles |
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South Shore Academy
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2.51 miles |
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Millfield School
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2.65 miles |
All schools in Blackpool · Blackpool local authority: places and applications
Boundary Primary School is part of Synergy Education Trust Limited, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:
- Highfurlong School Blackpool
- Moor Park Primary School Blackpool
- Stanley Primary School Blackpool
- The Maple School Blackpool
- Norbreck Primary Academy Thornton-Cleveleys
What is Boundary Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Boundary Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022 of its predecessor, Boundary Primary School.
When was Boundary Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Boundary Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.
How many pupils does Boundary Primary School have?
Boundary Primary School has 427 pupils on roll.
What age range does Boundary Primary School cover?
Boundary Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Boundary Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Boundary Primary School?
Boundary Primary School is at Dinmore Avenue, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7RW.