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St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Christine Murray

corporate_fareTHE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBlackpool, FY3 8BT

language Visit Website phone 1253393302

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Blackpool, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Blackpool, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 214 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #27 of 29 primaries in Blackpool and #13,181 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. 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 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

42%

LA 52%

Reading77% LA 66%

Writing71% LA 62%

Maths61% LA 64%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 62% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading59% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.8

-3.8 to 0.7

-3.4

Write

LA -0.6

-5.6 to -1.3

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-10-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-05

None EIF

Good

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 214 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	214	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.5%

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 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils