Blackpool and the Fylde College

College · ages 14-99MixedFurther educationBlackpool

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Average A level gradez2024/25

Blackpool and the Fylde College is a further education in Blackpool for boys and girls aged 14 to 99.

Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0HB01253 352352blackpool.ac.ukMr Alun Francis principal and chief executiveAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,316 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	1,316	1,310	1,320	1,168	2,277	2,487
Average A level grade	z	z	z	z	–	–
Applied general courses: points per entry	20.13	21.45	23.34	26.47	–	–
T levels: points per entry	24.92	26.26	24.92	31.17	–	–

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Blackpool council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,238 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training64%and stayed there for at least six months

12%8%10%34%27%

University 12%Further education college 8%Apprenticeship 10%Work 34%Not in education, work or training 27%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 60%, compared with 68% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training29%England 72%

Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%

Higher technical course11%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 27% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	64%	64%	64%	–
Education	21%	21%	24%	–
Apprenticeship	10%	9%	11%	1%
Work	34%	33%	30%	–
Not in education, work or training	27%	31%	32%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m43712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate108 per 1,000 people18% higher than the England average

Typical house price£135,000Blackpool

Nearest bus stop80 mBlackpool and Fylde College, 15 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Kincraig Primary School	Council	310 m	235	Good 2022	74	Compare
Montgomery Academy	Academy	860 m	1,192	Good 2024	16	Compare
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	184	Good 2022	62	Compare
Anchorsholme Primary Academy	Academy	0.7 miles	595	No overall grade 2025	44	Compare
Westcliff Primary Academy	Academy	0.7 miles	246	Good 2022	86	Compare
Norbreck Primary Academy	Academy	0.8 miles	593	Not inspected	16	Compare
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School	Church of England	0.9 miles	212	Good 2023	79	Compare
Carleton Green Community Primary School	Council	0.9 miles	333	Good 2024	69	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is Blackpool and the Fylde College a good school?

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How many pupils does Blackpool and the Fylde College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

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Contact and details

Address: Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0HB
Telephone: 01253 352352
Website: www.blackpool.ac.uk
Principal and Chief Executive: Mr Alun Francis
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 14-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Blackpool
Ward: Norbreck
Constituency: Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 130739 · LAESTAB 8908014 · UKPRN 10000754
Formerly: Furness College

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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