South Shore Academy
Secondary · Blackpool · FY4 2AR · URN 151443
Exam results
No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkBlackpool · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Secondary classes
- 22.8 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 18% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 67.6% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 25.8% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 12.5pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 18.7pupils per teacher
Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby secondary schools
- Highfield Leadership Academy0.8 miles awayOfsted Requires improvement
- St George's School A Church of England Academy1.2 miles awayOfsted not published
- St Mary's Catholic Academy2.3 miles awayOfsted Good
- Blackpool Aspire Academy3.1 miles awayOfsted Requires improvement
- Montgomery Academy4.1 miles awayOfsted Good
Common questions about South Shore Academy
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated South Shore Academy Inadequate at its inspection on 27/06/2023.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- South Shore Academy is a secondary school in Blackpool, postcode FY4 2AR (URN 151443).
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