South Shore Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Blackpool
Unique reference
151443
Address
St Annes Road, FY4 2AR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
576 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
55.0%
Girls
45.0%
First language not English
18.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
61.5%
Persistent absence
39.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.5%
Unclassified 24.7%
Other White 4.9%
Other 2.3%
Mixed 2.2%
Pakistani 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

South Shore Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
146
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
71
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
71
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
100
62
38
Year 8
116
55
61
Year 9
103
63
40
Year 10
123
64
59
Year 11
134
73
61
Year 2024-2025

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