Highfield Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 13 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
- 631 (46% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.9%
- Persistent absence
- 43.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 81.9%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 4%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Indian 1.1%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.85
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 17%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 27%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.1
Local authority average 34.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 2.86
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 92 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 81 |
| French | GCSE | 38 |
| Geography | GCSE | 49 |
| History | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Highfield Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 165 79 86 |
| Year 8 | 149 79 70 |
| Year 9 | 107 51 56 |
| Year 10 | 115 59 56 |
| Year 11 | 95 38 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 74.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 49.0% 40.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 28.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 8.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 13.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% |