How many pupils attend Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool?

Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool has 186 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool?

Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool have a religious character?

Yes — Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

What is the largest ethnic background at Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.6% of pupils at Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic Looked After Children — Baptised Catholic children in public care (Looked After Children), and Baptised Catholic children who have formerly been in public care. This criterion will also apply to Baptised Catholic children who were previously in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as they have been adopted. This is in accordance with advice from the Minister of State for Schools. These are Baptised children who were looked after outside of England by a public authority, a religious group or another provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society (e.g. orphanages). Parents / carers will be expected to provide evidence of previous looked after status. If this proves difficult, or not possible, they should contact the School Admissions Team for advice.
2Baptised Catholic children in parish with sibling — Baptised Catholic children who live in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission.
3Baptised Catholic children in parish — Baptised Catholic children who live in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption.
4Other Baptised Catholic children with sibling — Other Baptised Catholic children with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission.
5Other Baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children.
6Other Looked After Children — Other children who are in public care, or have formerly been in public care. This criterion will also apply to Baptised Catholic children who were previously in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as they have been adopted. This is in accordance with advice from the Minister of State for Schools. These are Baptised children who were looked after outside of England by a public authority, a religious group or another provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society (e.g. orphanages). Parents / carers will be expected to provide evidence of previous looked after status. If this proves difficult, or not possible, they should contact the School Admissions Team for advice.
7Other baptised Christian children — Other baptised Christian children.
8Other children — Other children whose parents wish them to be educated within the aims and values of a Catholic school.

If two applications tie: In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria places will be allocated according to the following tie breaker criterion: i. children who will have a sibling in school at the time of admission; ii. children living nearest to the school as measured by the distance between an applicant's home and school. Where two or more applications are tied, the distance between home and school, which is measured as a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home address to the main entrance of the school, will be used as a tie-breaker.

The document heading references 'September 2025' and 'ADMISSIONS POLICY FOR SEPTEMBER 2025' but the body text consistently states the PAN and arrangements are for September 2026. The cohort_start_year is determined as 2026 based on the body text. The supplementary information form deadline is stated as both 'Friday 16th January 2025' and 'Friday 16th January 2026' in different places, likely a drafting error.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.