South Shore Academy
About the school
South Shore Academy is an open secondary school in Blackpool.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 June 2023
- Published
- 10 October 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Inadequate
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 26.3
- Blackpool
- 37
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Blackpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 17.20%
- Blackpool
- 30.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 32.80%
- Blackpool
- 51.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 2.20%
- Blackpool
- 17.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.04
- Blackpool
- 3.16
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
576
Girls
44.97%
Boys
55.03%
SEN support
24.13%
Education, health and care plan
1.91%
English as an additional language
18.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
63.54%
Overall absence
12.62
Persistent absence
40.88