Blackpool Aspire Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 5 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
- 835 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 64.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 82.5%
Mixed 5%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 2.5%
African 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 18%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 30%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.6
Local authority average 37
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.06
Local authority average 3.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
| Geography | GCSE | 75 |
Admissions
Blackpool Aspire Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 84 90 |
| Year 8 | 176 81 95 |
| Year 9 | 162 69 93 |
| Year 10 | 163 71 92 |
| Year 11 | 160 93 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 75.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 43.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 25.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 11.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 5.5% 3.0% |