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South Shore Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
St Annes Road, Blackpool FY4 2AR · southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk · 01253 336500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 22.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Blackpool 34.8, England 45.9
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 550
- 56% of 985 places
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 67.6%
- First language not English
- 18%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 124 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 124 | 77 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 71 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 74 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 114 | 95 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 92 | 78 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 22.8, and 8.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Blackpool it was 34.8, and across England 45.9.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140021)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | — |
| Sixth form college | 10.1 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 58.2 | +5 |
| Other education | 2.5 | +1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 12 | +1.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 140021)
Ofsted
South Shore Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140021)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140021), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Apr 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140021)
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140021)
May 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140021)