Highfield Leadership AcademySouth Shore Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackpool.
Summary of the comparison
Highfield Leadership Academy and South Shore Academy are secondary schools in Blackpool.
Highfield Leadership Academy scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and South Shore Academy scores 24 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Highfield Leadership Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Highfield Leadership Academy was judged Requires improvement and South Shore Academy was judged Inadequate.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for Highfield Leadership Academy and 34.4 for South Shore Academy.
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 | BlackpoolSouth Shore Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F30/100Stronger figure | F24/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 8 in Blackpool Stronger figure | 8th of 8 in Blackpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvementStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 751 | 550 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 985 | |
| Location | Blackpool, FY4 3JZ | Blackpool, FY4 2AR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.2 Stronger figure | 34.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.1% Stronger figure | 25.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.9% Stronger figure | 45.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 94 | 111 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 681 | 576 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.0% | 63.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.2% | 18.1% | |
| SEN support | 21.0% | 24.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 16.4% | 12.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 46.9% | 40.9% Stronger figure | 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
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
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