Highfield Leadership Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BlackpoolLocal Authority

Blackpool SouthConstituency

FY4 3JZPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highfield Leadership Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Blackpool, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 751 pupils. Highfield Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 30
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 19.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.67

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

751

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 751
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: STAR ACADEMIES

Inspection history

4 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 May 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
5 Oct 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
26 Sept 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.