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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 2.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 2.6% |
| Other White | 3.8% |
| Mixed | 4.5% |
| White British | 80.2% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 25% |
| Local authority average | 18% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 20% |
| Local authority average | 30% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 30 |
| Local authority average | 37 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.67 |
| Local authority average | 3.16 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |