South Shore Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BlackpoolLocal Authority

Blackpool SouthConstituency

FY4 2ARPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 550 pupils. South Shore Academy is part of Cidari Education Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

550

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

68%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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: 550
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Cidari Education Limited

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Oct 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.