Blackpool Gateway Academy

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 30 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Early years

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 24 May 2022. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

287 (capacity 420)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01253402936

Address

Seymour Road, Blackpool, FY1 6JH

Website

gateway.fcat.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports