Skip to content
SchoolPatch
Back to map
SecondaryState · Academy sponsor led

South Shore Academy

St Annes Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AR ·

Ofsted:Inadequate· 2023
Compare

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Blackpool. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (June 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 26.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 77 families put it first for 124 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
550
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Blackpool
Academy trust
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Headteacher
Mr Neil Kay
Opened
Oct 2024
School website 01253336500 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

Read reports
Graded inspection 27 Jun 2023Inspection of predecessor school
InadequateOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 134 pupils

Attainment 8
26.3
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
17.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
32.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.64
2023/24 · CI -1.88 to -1.41
This school
26.3
Blackpool
37
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 140021), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

Search for your address on the map to see straight-line distances to schools.

Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
124
1st preferences
77
All applications
151
1st prefs per place
0.62
Fewer first choices than places

77 of 77 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
576
Capacity
985
56% full
Girls / boys
44/56
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)63.5%
  • English as an additional language18.1%
  • SEN support24.1%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.9%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
South Shore Academy, Blackpool · SchoolPatch