South Shore Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Blackpool
St Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2AR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 27/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.4%
40.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
550
Capacity used
Has space56%
985 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
71 of 71 families who put it first got an offer
146
Places offered
148
Total applications
1.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 71 | 71 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 50 | 17 | ● 34% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 2 | ● 7% |
| Total | 148 | 90 | 61% |
Blackpool lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Kay
- Address
- St Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2AR
- Phone
- 01253336500
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Ward / constituency
- Victoria · Blackpool South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151443
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 68% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
550 pupils · 985 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 636 pupils
Attendance
87.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
40.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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) |
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.