Montgomery Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Blackpool
All Hallows Road, Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/05/2024
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
27.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,192
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
221 of 247 families who put it first got an offer
243
Places offered
404
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 247 | 221 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 99 | 20 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 404 | 243 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Blackpool lets families list 3 preferences. 57 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephen Careless
- Address
- All Hallows Road, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
- Phone
- 01253356271
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Ward / constituency
- Ingthorpe · Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137973
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
1,192 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
22 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,225 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.92 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 221 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 218 | 9% | 38% | 61% | |
| English Language | 218 | 11% | 53% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 7% | 40% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 1% | 27% | 49% | |
| History | 141 | 7% | 30% | 46% | |
| Geography | 66 | 23% | 50% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 6% | 44% | 61% | |
| Biology | 60 | 17% | 82% | 97% | |
| Physics | 59 | 20% | 75% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 22% | 90% | 100% | |
| French | 53 | 15% | 62% | 70% | |
| Design & Technology | 50 | 0% | 38% | 76% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Blackpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.