Armfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 145863
- Address
- 488 Lytham Road, FY4 1TL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1150 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.1%
- Persistent absence
- 31.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.3%
White British 90.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 2.7%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.85
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 17%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 27%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.1
Local authority average 34.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 2.86
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 108 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 101 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 134 |
| French | GCSE | 98 |
Admissions
Armfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 12 8 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Reception, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 29 26 |
| Year 1 | 57 18 39 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 4 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 5 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 7 | 159 84 75 |
| Year 8 | 157 71 86 |
| Year 9 | 154 78 76 |
| Year 10 | 154 70 84 |
| Year 11 | 153 77 76 |