Independent secondary school in Blackpool
BFC School
Seasiders Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6JJ
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
- Current published outcome
- None published
- Last overall grade in this dataset
- None published
- Days since inspection
- Not published
- Framework era
- No published Ofsted outcome
These four fields describe the latest published inspection on this record. The dataset does not keep a previous inspection row, so a school inspected under the current framework will usually have no overall grade to show as “prior”.
Exam results
Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.
- Evidence found
- No phase-compatible comparable headline measure is published here.
- Source coverage
- DfE 2024/25 school performance files, checked by exact URN and establishment type.
- What this means
- The standard mainstream measure would not support a fair comparison for this establishment.
- What this does not mean
- The school achieved zero, has no outcomes, or should be read as performing below a mainstream school.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- Places
- 32
- How full
- 75% full — 24 of 32 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 1 / 23
Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.
School funding 2025-26 financial year
Not applicable to this state-funded mainstream release.
- Evidence found
- Not applicable to this state-funded mainstream release; this is not represented as £0.
- Source coverage
- DfE mainstream-school allocations for running costs for pupils aged 5-16, importer snapshot 23 August 2026.
- What this means
- The official mainstream allocation release does not provide a publishable row for this establishment.
- What this does not mean
- The school received no public funding or has no budget; other establishment types and funding streams use different publications.
Allocation is not expenditure. DfE says this release combines the schools block with several other revenue grants and excludes capital spending. Funding is shown for context and is never used in School Facts ordering, peer groups or quality claims. Source, licence and coverage.
Roads and getting there
Road casualties within 500m
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 10
- All reported collisions
- 68
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 26
- Busiest road nearby
- A584
England average 1.6 — pedestrians under 16, over five years
England average 24.2 over five years
10,096 vehicles a day (2025)
Public transport
- Bus stops within 500m
- 27
- Nearest station
- Manchester Square (Blackpool Tramway)
England average 11.9
0.6 km away — metro or tram stop
Traffic volume is the context the collision count needs: a school beside a major road will record more collisions than one on a quiet street without being any less well run.
Every collision reported to the police within 500m of the school over the five years to 2024, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe — counts rise with traffic and with how built up an area is, and a rural school on a fast road may have fewer collisions but a worse one. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position.
The area around the school
Among the most deprived fifth of England.
Among the most deprived fifth of England for children in low-income families.
Indices of Deprivation 2019, for the small area the school stands in. 1 means the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. The second measure counts only children living in low-income families, which is the one that describes the intake a school is likely to draw on.
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £110,000
- Typical range
- £82,500 to £135,000
- Detached
- £243,000
- Semi-detached
- £135,000
- Terraced
- £100,000
- Flat
- £55,000
postcode sector FY1 6 · 233 sales
middle half of sales
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of England.
Every residential sale registered in this postcode sector since January 2024, from HM Land Registry. A sector covers roughly 2,500 addresses. England's median over the same period was £293,000.
Who lives there
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- In professional or managerial work
- 3%
- Households deprived in 2+ ways
- 40%
- Residents in very good health
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 13.4%
England 17.8%
England 48.4%
Housing
- Owned by the occupier
- 43%
- Social housing
- 7%
- Privately rented
- 49%
- Detached homes
- 10%
- Four or more bedrooms
- 19%
- No car
- 45%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 19.2%
England 38.2%
England 22.5%
England 21.9%
Census 2021, for Blackpool 013C and the wider neighbourhood around it. These figures describe the area, not the pupils — children may travel in from much further away, and for selective, faith and independent schools they usually do.
School details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 14–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Gemma Trickett
- Opened as this establishment
- 5 October 2021
- Register status
- Open
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Ward
- Bloomfield
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- URN
- 148646
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
The URN identifies this registered establishment. If a school converts or is replaced, DfE may issue a new URN; this page does not stitch different establishments together by a similar name.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Distance | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | 0.7 mi | |
| Tower Learning Centre Independent SchoolOther independent school | No overall grade | — | — | 1 mi | |
| Armfield AcademyFree schools | Good 2023 | 35.6 | -1.11-1.34 to -0.88 | 1.1 mi | |
| Highfield Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 30 | -0.96-1.25 to -0.67 | 1.5 mi | |
| St George's School A Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | No overall grade | 55.5 | 0.380.18 to 0.59 | 1.5 mi | |
| St Mary's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 41.5 | -0.70-0.89 to -0.50 | 1.9 mi | |
| Unity Academy BlackpoolAcademy sponsor led | No overall grade | 29.3 | -1.94-2.21 to -1.67 | 2.1 mi | |
| Lancashire Alternative ProvisionOther independent school | No overall grade | — | — | 2.3 mi |
Evidence ledger
Reference dates and join methods are kept separate because the figures do not all describe the same year or geography.
| Evidence | Publisher | Reference date | How it reaches this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| School identity | Get Information About Schools | 23 August 2026 | Exact URN 148646; unified importer snapshot |
| Inspection evidence | Ofsted management information | 31 July 2026 | No Ofsted outcome matched to this URN |
| Pupil intake | DfE school census | 2024/25 | Exact URN; suppressed values remain missing |
| Funding allocation | DfE school funding statistics | 2025-26 financial year | No row for this URN in the mainstream-school release; not represented as zero |
| Roads and transport | DfT road casualties, traffic and NaPTAN | Five-year road window; access-node snapshot | Coordinate join within the stated radius |
| Neighbourhood | ONS Census | 2021 | LSOA/MSOA containing the school, not pupil homes |
| Deprivation | English Indices of Deprivation | 2019 | LSOA containing the school |
| Home prices | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | Sales since January 2024 | School postcode sector, not a catchment |
These sources are published for reuse under the Open Government Licence v3.0, including the Crown database-right notice that accompanies Price Paid Data. Definitions and source notes. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.