Blackpool Aspire Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Blackpool
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, FY3 7LS
46
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 05/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
32.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
799
Capacity used
Has space89%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
135 of 135 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
254
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 135 | 135 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 24 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 4 | ● 11% |
| Total | 254 | 163 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
Blackpool lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Woods
- Address
- Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, FY3 7LS
- Phone
- 01253353155
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Ward / constituency
- Park · Blackpool South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141132
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 67% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
799 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 899 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 3.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 158 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 155 | 10% | 39% | 63% | |
| English Language | 155 | 9% | 36% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 8% | 33% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 105 | 4% | 24% | 47% | |
| Geography | 75 | 11% | 24% | 33% | |
| History | 68 | 9% | 34% | 44% | |
| Biology | 47 | 17% | 43% | 66% | |
| Physics | 45 | 16% | 44% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 24% | 53% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 29% | 44% | 68% | |
| French | 11 | 9% | 55% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Blackpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.