Armfield Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 8 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
32.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.3%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award10
Art & DesignGCSE59
AstronomyGCSE5
BiologyGCSE91
ChemistryGCSE83
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE1
Design & TechnologyGCSE32
English LanguageGCSE153
English LiteratureGCSE135
FrenchGCSE95
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Armfield Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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