Armfield Academy
488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1TL
1,221 pupils · 100% of 1,220 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 39.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 7 February 2023, published 28 March 2023. 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 | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 19.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 44.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 62 | 111 | 59 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 159 | 180 | 345 | 159 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 60 | 125 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 159 | 209 | 394 | 159 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 48 | 105 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 158 | 135 | 314 | 158 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 55 | 137 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 160 | 186 | 364 | 160 |
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
- Unity Academy Blackpool 5.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Maharishi Free School 30 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chetwynde School 39.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- LIPA School 43.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ribblesdale School 44.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Birkenhead High School Academy 44.7 km · Good (2023) · 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.