SCHOOL PROFILE

South Shore Academy: data, trends and context

South Shore Academy is a secondary school in Blackpool. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
151443
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Blackpool
Region
North West
Trust
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Postcode
FY4 2AR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
550
FSM eligible
67.6%
EAL / First language other than English
18.0%
SEND (total)
26.9%
SEN Support
25.8%
EHCP
1.1%
White British
74.0%

Attendance and absence

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BlackpoolLocal authority91.9%8.1%4.7%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
180.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
28.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
3.0%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
26.3
English & maths grade 5+
17.2%
English & maths grade 4+
32.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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South Shore Academy is a secondary school in Blackpool. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.