Thames Primary Academy

State-Funded School

thames-primary-academy-blackpool-north-west

North WestRegion

BlackpoolLocal Authority

Blackpool SouthConstituency

FY4 1EEPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thames Primary 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 444 pupils. Thames Primary Academy is part of Achievement Through Collaboration Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

444

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

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: 444
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Achievement Through Collaboration 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 7 December 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
9 Oct 2014	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.