South Shore Academy

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at South Shore Academy attended 87.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 40.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 28.8% of pupils at South Shore Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 17 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 South Shore Academy had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.8% of pupils at South Shore Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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All schools in Blackpool · Blackpool local authority: places and applications

South Shore Academy is part of Cidari Education Limited, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool
• St George's School A Church of England Academy Blackpool
• Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Preston
• St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy Preston
• Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Wigan
• Castle View Primary Academy Lancaster
• St Silas's CofE Primary School Blackburn
• St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Blackburn
• St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Blackburn
• Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Darwen

How many pupils does South Shore Academy have?

South Shore Academy has 550 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Shore Academy cover?

South Shore Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are South Shore Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 34.4, and 25% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is South Shore Academy?

South Shore Academy is at St Annes Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AR.