St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 21 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
248 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
44.0%
Girls
56.0%
First language not English
21%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.3%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.3%
Other White 13.7%
African 10.1%
Other Asian 4.4%
Mixed 3.2%
Indian 2%
Other 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
Caribbean 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 48%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
17
10
7
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
5
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Part-time
10
3
7
Reception, Full-time
19
8
11
Year 1
30
10
20
Year 2
27
11
16
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
28
14
14
Year 5
32
17
15
Year 6
29
12
17
Year 2024-2025

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