All-through
Armfield Academy
488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1221 of 1220 places
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
20%
35.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 101 |
| Average reading score | 102 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 45% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 35.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 |
| Entered the EBacc | 52% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 23% |
| 24/25 | 20% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -1.01 |
| 23/24 | -1.11 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 36.1 |
| 23/24 | 35.2 |
| 24/25 | 35.6 |
488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Blackpool admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mark Kilmurray
- Address
- 488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
- Telephone
- 01253207702