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The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust

St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool is one of 20 schools run by The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Type of school: Academy converter
Ages: 3 to 11
Religious character: Roman Catholic

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Schools in the trust

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School	Phase	Local authority	Pupils	Governors on Governance Register	Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Christ The King Catholic Academy	Primary	Blackpool	240	7	Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school)
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Primary	Blackpool	207	9	Ungraded inspection 2021Last graded Good (May 2012, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton	Primary	Lancashire	157	10	Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School	Primary	Lancashire	-	-	Outstanding 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool	Primary	Blackpool	186	2	Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys	Primary	Lancashire	186	10	Report card 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4; safeguarding standards met
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy	Primary	Blackpool	245	7	Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2017)
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool (this school)	Primary	Blackpool	451	8	Good 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde	Primary	Lancashire	-	-	Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 1, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement; safeguarding effective. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham	Primary	Lancashire	100	7	Good 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Blackpool	210	9	Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2014, previous school)
St Mary's Catholic Academy	Secondary	Blackpool	1,188	8	Report card 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston	Primary	Lancashire	44	3	Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school)
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham	Primary	Lancashire	-	-	Ungraded inspection 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Blackpool	215	6	Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school)
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling	Primary	Lancashire	47	9	Good 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy	Primary	Lancashire	203	9	Key judgements 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Blackpool	184	8	Ungraded inspection 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood	Primary	Lancashire	133	7	Ungraded inspection 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham	Primary	Lancashire	208	11	Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2015, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
20 schools			4,204

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding: An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions: The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance: The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.

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Ofsted

GoodInspected 21/11/2023

This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.

Judgement	Grade
Safeguarding	Effective
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

Date	Outcome
21/11/2023	Good
11/06/2014	Good

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026, via WhatSchool: Ofsted may have published a newer report since. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade at new inspections, so a one-word grade, where shown, belongs to the inspection date beside it. Ungraded inspections give no grade and are dated by month only. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 grade key judgements; report cards (from November 2025) grade evaluation areas.

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