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St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Clare Evans

location_onBlackpool, FY1 6RD

language Visit Website phone 1253311248

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

444

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Blackpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Blackpool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 444 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #19 of 34 primaries in Blackpool and #10,022 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 5.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading68% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 62% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading78% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.8

-2.0 to 1.3

1.2

Write

LA -0.6

-0.4 to 2.8

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.2 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.7

-2.4 to 0.7

-0.1

Write

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 1.4

-1.0

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.4 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 69%

Writing84% LA 72%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.3

-2 to 1.2

0.5

Write

LA 0.6

-1 to 2

0.6

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2024

Inspection Report

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 March 2018

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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30 November 2012

Inspection Report

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25 September 2012

Inspection Report

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07 July 2010

Inspection Report

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12 December 2006

Inspection Report

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14 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-09-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 461 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	457	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	439	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	452	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	452	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	448	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	448	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	448	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	440	5	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	448	3	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	443	2	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	457	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	453	2	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	461	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	457	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	443	0	0.0%	0.5%