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Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Michelle Warburton

location_onBlackpool, FY2 0HH

language Visit Website phone 1253354672

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

364

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Blackpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Blackpool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 361 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 29 primaries in Blackpool and #10,034 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 52%

Reading59% LA 66%

Writing66% LA 62%

Maths62% LA 64%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading72% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 62% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading69% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.8

-2.8 to 0.4

0.5

Write

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 2.1

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.9 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.7

1.0 to 4.3

-0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 0.7

1.1

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.3 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 69%

Writing62% LA 72%

Maths60% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to -0.9

-2

Write

LA 0.6

-3.5 to -0.5

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.7 to -0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 July 2021

Inspection Report

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04 May 2016

Inspection Report

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24 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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17 May 2010

Inspection Report

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27 March 2007

Inspection Report

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01 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 361 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	361	4	1.1%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	364	8	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	382	6	1.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	367	6	1.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	356	5	1.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	380	9	2.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	364	4	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	357	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	373	9	2.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	361	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	355	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	377	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	378	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	407	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	405	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	413	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	428	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	426	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils