Devonshire Primary Academy
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Devonshire Road, Blackpool, FY3 8AF
Headteacher · Mr Daniel Simm
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils451Capacity 472
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 26 November 2024
TrustThe Sea View Trust
Free school meals67.1%
Ofsted
Inspection on 26 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Blackpool council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BlackpoolApplications for September 2026
59 of the 60 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered60
Applications98
First choice60
First-choice offers59
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School0.2 mi
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 mi
- Layton Primary School0.7 mi
- Westminster Primary Academy0.7 mi
- Christ The King Catholic Academy0.8 mi