Layton Primary School
Meyler Avenue, Layton, Blackpool, FY3 7DXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Layton Primary School is a primary school in Blackpool for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 50 schools in Blackpool. It ranks 1st of 27 primary schools in Blackpool. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 October 2017, report published 10 November 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 July 2024
Pupils, including children in the early years, are happy and achieve well at this friendly school. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement. It focuses on ensuring that pupils develop the skills and knowledge that they need to become, for example, geographers, mathematicians and musicians of the future. However, pupils do not develop a deep enough understanding in a small number of subjects. Pupils experience a wide range of exciting opportunities that help them to develop into considerate and caring citizens. The active pupil leadership team is committed to improving the school community. For example, eco-ambassadors promote the benefits of walking to school and well-being ambassadors support pupils' positive mental health. Pupils behave well in school. They listen carefully in lessons. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), form warm relationships with staff. Staff, alongside Teddy the therapy dog, provide proactive support to any pupils who may need extra help to learn or behave well. Pupils benefit from a range of clubs, trips and activities that help them to learn the curriculum. For instance, during the inspection, pupils dressed as Greek gods. Pupils develop friendships and other skills when they take part in clubs such as gardening, chess and young carers' club.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the school has not identified the key knowledge that pupils will learn sufficiently well. As a result, some pupils do not learn as deeply as they could. The school should ensure that, in these subjects, teachers are clear about the key knowledge that pupils should learn and when this content should be taught.
- The school has not ensured that the documents about the additional needs of some pupils with SEND, including the support that they are receiving, are sufficiently detailed. This limits the school's ability to fully meet these pupils' needs and evaluate its impact on these pupils' learning. Furthermore, this hinders some parents' ability to understand the support that their child receives. The school should ensure that teachers and parents of pupils with SEND receive appropriately detailed information about these pupils' additional needs and the support that they receive.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
89 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
622 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Layton Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Catholic Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Boundary Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Devonshire Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Clucas
- Phone
- 01253392179
- Address
- Meyler Avenue, Layton, Blackpool, FY3 7DX
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- URN
- 119246
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.