St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool
Academy converter in Blackpool, Blackpool.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 451 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 446 |
| Free school meals | 23.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Address | Glastonbury Avenue, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6RD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stjohnvianneys.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01253311248 |
| URN | 150825 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 November 2023, published 21 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, URN 119598).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Waterloo Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Revoe Learning Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Blackpool Gateway Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Stanley Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Hawes Side Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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