St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Blackpool
Unique reference
141115
Address
Lightwood Avenue, FY4 2AU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
236 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
41.5%
Girls
58.5%
First language not English
22.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.4%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.5%
Other White 17.4%
African 4.2%
Mixed 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 2.5%
Indian 1.7%
Caribbean 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 53%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
12
4
8
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
0
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
4
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
3
5
Reception, Part-time
14
4
10
Reception, Full-time
15
5
10
Year 1
26
10
16
Year 2
27
13
14
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
29
14
15
Year 5
30
11
19
Year 6
26
14
12
Year 2023-2024

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