St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

st-cuthberts-catholic-academy-blackpool-north-west

North WestRegion

BlackpoolLocal Authority

Blackpool SouthConstituency

FY4 2AUPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Blackpool, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 245 pupils. St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy is part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

11%

Black

11%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

245

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 245
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Sept 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.