Blackpool Skills Academy
Stanley House, Stanley Road, Blackpool, FY1 4QL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- David Hodge
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- URN
- 151774
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125375985
About this school
Blackpool Skills Academy is an independent special school in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 35 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Blackpool Skills Academy under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Blackpool Skills Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2025, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 9
- Pupils on SEN support
- 26
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tower Learning Centre Independent School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
BFC School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Blackpool
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Woodlands School0.7 miles
Special schools · Blackpool
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Park Community Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Blackpool
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Educational Diversity0.9 miles
Academies · Blackpool
Other schools in Blackpool
- Educational Diversity Academies
- Highfurlong School Academies
- Norman House Independent School Special schools
- Park Community Academy Academies
- The Maple School Free Schools
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School Special schools
- Woodlands School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Blackpool Skills Academy teach?
- Blackpool Skills Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Blackpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackpool Skills Academy?
- The headteacher of Blackpool Skills Academy is David Hodge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackpool Skills Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Blackpool Skills 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 many pupils are at Blackpool Skills Academy?
- Blackpool Skills Academy has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Blackpool Skills Academy full?
- Blackpool Skills Academy has capacity for 50 pupils and 35 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blackpool Skills Academy a faith school?
- No. Blackpool Skills Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackpool Skills Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Blackpool Skills Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.