Highfield Leadership AcademyLytham St Annes High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Highfield Leadership Academy and Lytham St Annes High School are secondary schools.
Highfield Leadership Academy scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Lytham St Annes High School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lytham St Annes High School is ahead on our composite score.
Highfield Leadership Academy was judged Requires improvement and Lytham St Annes High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for Highfield Leadership Academy and 46.1 for Lytham St Annes High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Highfield Leadership Academy (37.7 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackpoolHighfield Leadership Academy | Lytham St AnnesLytham St Annes High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F30/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 8 in Blackpool | 75th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 751 | 1,588 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,538 | |
| Location | Blackpool, FY4 3JZ | Lytham St Annes, FY8 4GW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.2 | 46.1 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.1% | 43.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.9% | 67.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 94 | 297 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 681 | Not reported | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.0% | Not reported | |
| English as an additional language | 11.2% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 21.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | Not reported | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 16.4% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 46.9% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
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