Blackpool Aspire Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 141132
- Address
- Blackpool Old Road, FY3 7LS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 845 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 62.7%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 82.7%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4%
Other Asian 2.7%
African 1.5%
Indian 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.85
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 2%
Local authority average 17%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 27%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.7
Local authority average 34.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.6
Local authority average 2.86
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 139 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Blackpool Aspire Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 85 93 |
| Year 8 | 168 71 97 |
| Year 9 | 172 79 93 |
| Year 10 | 164 99 65 |
| Year 11 | 163 85 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 74.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 40.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 28.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 8.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 13.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |