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South Shore Academy

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South Shore Academy

Ages1116
576 pupils
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Details

Type

Academy Sponsor Led

Local Authority

Blackpool

Academy Trust

CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED

Head Teacher

Mr Neil Kay

Gender

Mixed

Religious Character

Does not apply

Opened

October 2024

Website

southshoreacademyblackpool.co.uk

Reference Number

151443

About This Data

  • School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

Admissions

How many families applied and received places

Year 7 entry for 2025/26

On Time Applications

Count
Total applications148
As 1st preference71
As 2nd preference50
As 3rd preference27
From another local authority0

Offers on National Offer Day

Count
Total offers146
To 1st preference71
To 2nd preference17
To 3rd preference2
To any preference90
To another local authority0

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the DfE "Primary and secondary school applications and offers" statistics.
  • Total applications includes all preferences (1st through 6th), not just those shown in the breakdown above.
  • Applications and offers from/to another local authority may also appear in preference rows (e.g., a 1st preference from another local authority counts in both rows).
  • "Oversubscribed" means the school received more 1st preference applications than places offered.
  • This school is an academy sponsor led, admissions are controlled by the school itself, we advise you contact the school or check their website for further information. This school's local authority is Blackpool.

Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils576 (58% of capacity)
Age Range11 – 16
GenderMixed
Boys / Girls55% / 45%
Free School Meals61.5%
English as Additional Language18.1%
SEN Support24.1%
SEN with EHCP1.9%
Overall Attendance
Persistent Absence

Class Sizes

Overall Average0.0
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0

Cohort Sizes

Year 7100
Year 8116
Year 9103
Year 10123
Year 11134

Pupil Ethnicities

White British61.5%
Unclassified24.7%
White Other4.9%
Other2.3%
Pakistani1.6%
White & Asian1.0%
Gypsy/Roma0.9%
Indian0.7%
Asian Other0.7%
White & Black Caribbean0.5%
White & Black African0.5%
Irish0.2%
Mixed Other0.2%
Bangladeshi0.2%
African0.2%
Chinese0.2%

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
  • This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
  • Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
  • Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

No inspection records available for this school

Destinations

Where students go after finishing their studies

Destination data is not available for this school

Workforce

Staff numbers and pupil-to-teacher ratios

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the DfE School Workforce Census. Numbers may not match exactly other data shown on this site due to different collection timings within the academic year.
  • FTE = Full-time equivalent, representing the total working hours divided by standard full-time hours. Headcount = total number of individuals employed.
  • Senior leadership includes headteachers, deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers.
  • Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) have completed accredited initial teacher training in England.

Finances

2024/25

Financial data is not available for this school

Contact Information

Address

St Annes Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2AR

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