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South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road, Blackpool FY4 2AR
South Shore Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 780 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In June 2023 the school was rated ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Bright Futures Educational Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Altrincham Grammar School for Girls and Cedar Mount Academy.)
Particular strengths include Admissions and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Destinations.
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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low. Show details
Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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