South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road, Blackpool, FY4 2AR
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by South Shore Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mrs Rebecca Warhurst
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 985
- Pupils on roll
- 726
- URN
- 140021
- Local authority
- Blackpool
About this school
South Shore Academy was a secondary academy in Blackpool. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 726 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
South Shore Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 141 | 158 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 21.6 | 22.8 | 26.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.91 -2.15 to -1.67 | -1.64 -1.88 to -1.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% | 8.9% | 17.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 23% | 19.6% | 32.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How South Shore Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Blackpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21.6 | 29.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.8 | 27.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 726 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Shore Academy compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 20% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 26.3 | 16.9% | 66.4% | 726 | — |
| South Shore Academy | — | 12.6% | 63.5% | 550 | 0.1 miles |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | 30 | 16.4% | 56% | 751 | 0.8 miles |
| St George's School A Church of England Academy | 55.5 | 5.5% | 33.6% | 1,038 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 41.5 | 7.9% | 37.1% | 1,188 | 2.3 miles |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | 36.7 | 9.6% | 66.5% | 799 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.4%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 50%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Shore Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Highfield Leadership Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
St George's School A Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
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St Mary's Catholic Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Blackpool Aspire Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
Other schools in Blackpool
- Blackpool Aspire Academy Secondary
- Highfield Leadership Academy Secondary
- Montgomery Academy Secondary
- South Shore Academy Secondary
- St George's School A Church of England Academy Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Secondary
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Gateway Academy Primary
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Boundary Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Shore Academy teach?
- South Shore Academy taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Blackpool.
- Has South Shore Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected South Shore Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is South Shore Academy?
- South Shore Academy had 726 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have South Shore Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 21.6 in 2022/23 and 26.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are South Shore Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Shore Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 September 2024.