Highfield Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 142469
- Address
- Highfield Road, FY4 3JZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 681 (53% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 11.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53%
- Persistent absence
- 46.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 80.2%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.8%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
African 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 18%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 30%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.9
Local authority average 37
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.66
Local authority average 3.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 103 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| French | GCSE | 31 |
| Geography | GCSE | 32 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 39 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 103 |
Admissions
Highfield Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 87 90 |
| Year 8 | 157 70 87 |
| Year 9 | 141 76 65 |
| Year 10 | 100 50 50 |
| Year 11 | 106 57 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 75.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 43.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 25.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 18.0% 11.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 5.5% 3.0% |