South Shore Academy

Blackpool · FY4 2AR

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 550 pupils, 67.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Inadequate

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South Shore Academy

General Information

Address: St Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2AR – View on map
Phone: 01253336500
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Neil Kay
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 77 families put it first for 124 places – 6 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 5 · 2026 6
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

550 pupils out of 985 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 372
% eligible for free school meals: 67.6%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Blackpool average)
English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Blackpool: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 9 (1.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Blackpool, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 12.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 40.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 25.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 59 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 34 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 24 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Inadequate 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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7th of 7 secondary schools in Blackpool for Ofsted rating

#5Blackpool Aspire AcademyRequires improvement
#6Highfield Leadership AcademyRequires improvement
#7South Shore AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Armfield AcademyGood
#2Montgomery AcademyGood
#3St George's School A Church of England AcademyGood
#4St Mary's Catholic AcademyGood
#5Blackpool Aspire AcademyRequires improvement
#6Highfield Leadership AcademyRequires improvement
#7South Shore AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £11,570 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 8 secondary schools in Blackpool for spending per pupil

#1South Shore Academy£11,570
#2Highfield Leadership Academy£10,341
#3Blackpool Aspire Academy£9,391

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1South Shore Academy£11,570
#2Highfield Leadership Academy£10,341
#3Blackpool Aspire Academy£9,391
#4Unity Academy Blackpool£9,150
#5St Mary's Catholic Academy£8,316
#6Montgomery Academy£8,117
#7Armfield Academy£7,455
#8St George's School A Church of England Academy£7,397

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