Academic Performance
verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25analytics
Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)
2025
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Ofsted: Inadequate
South Shore Academy
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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location_onBlackpool, FY4 2AR
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Ofsted
Inadequate
Inspected 2023
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Age Range
11-16
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South Shore Academy is a Academy sponsor led secondary school in Blackpool, serving ages 11-16. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted.
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School Summary
South Shore Academy is an academy sponsor led in Blackpool, admitting pupils aged 11-16. The school has approximately 576 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 14 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 63.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
Publication Timeline
Report ArchiveInspection Report
Inspection History
2 EvaluationsRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF
Inadequate
Education
Inadequate
Behaviour
Inadequate
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Requires improvement
Development
Good
Leadership
Requires improvement
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