Mereside Primary Academy
Langdale Road, Blackpool, FY4 4RR
266 pupils · 59% of 454 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 70.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2024, published 12 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 18% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 22 | 27 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 24 | 35 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 36 | 47 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 33 | 38 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 28 | 34 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 33 | 46 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 26 | 44 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Stanley Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Marton Primary Academy and Nursery 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hawes Side Academy 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.