Armfield Academy
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Blackpool
488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/02/2023
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
26.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,221
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,220 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
55 of 60 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
125
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 60 | 55 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 5 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 125 | 60 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Blackpool lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Jordan Hutchinson
- Address
- 488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
- Phone
- 01253207702
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Ward / constituency
- Waterloo · Blackpool South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145863
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
1,221 pupils · 1,220 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,174 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
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 | 35.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 45% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 19.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 152 | — |
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 | 149 | 6% | 24% | 52% | |
| English Language | 149 | 9% | 38% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 7% | 37% | 54% | |
| History | 90 | 12% | 38% | 50% | |
| Combined Science | 88 | 0% | 9% | 32% | |
| French | 80 | 6% | 46% | 59% | |
| Biology | 59 | 15% | 64% | 88% | |
| Physics | 59 | 14% | 59% | 78% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 10% | 44% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 6% | 34% | 53% | |
| Geography | 41 | 10% | 34% | 39% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 0% | 8% | 14% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working 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.