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Blackpool Aspire Academy

Academy sponsor led · Blackpool · FY3 7LS

Ages 11–16 · 799 pupils · Blackpool

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

32.1

Overall absence

11.6%

Admissions demand

0.80 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-05

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-1.31
−20+2
Attainment 832.1
English & maths grade 5+24%
English & maths grade 4+38%
EBacc entry3%

EBacc APS: 2.7

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)36.8%
Unauthorised9.3%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
7.1%
Enrolments in measure
900

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.80 · Often has places

1st preferences

111

Places offered

176

1st-preference offers

111

Total preferences (any rank)
220
Preferred offers (top 3)
138
Applications from outside LA
12
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

799 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
799
Boys / girls
368 / 431
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
799 / 900 (89%)
Free school meals
66.6%
FSM pupils
532
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Fylde Coast Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr John Woods

Location

Address
Blackpool Old Road
Postcode
FY3 7LS
Town
Blackpool
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Blackpool
District
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Blackpool, Blackpool, 799 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 66.6%.

Open schools in Blackpool
48
Secondary schools in Blackpool
6
Academies among open schools in Blackpool
69% (33)
Open schools in FY3
16
Secondary in FY3
2
Open schools in Blackpool LA
51
Secondary in Blackpool LA
6

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BlackpoolNear FY3

  • St Mary's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Blackpool · FY3 7EQ · Blackpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att842.0
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+28%
    • Absence7.4%

    0.7 miles away

  • Baines School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Poulton-le-Fylde · FY6 8BE · Lancashire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att844.0
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence9.9%

    0.9 miles away

  • Hodgson Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Poulton-Le-Fylde · FY6 7EU · Lancashire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att847.2
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+47%
    • Absence7.7%

    1.6 miles away

  • Montgomery Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Blackpool · FY2 0AZ · Blackpool

    Ages 11–16

    • Att835.6
    • P8-0.9
    • EM5+21%
    • Absence9.4%

    1.6 miles away

  • Millfield School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Secondary

    Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 5DG · Lancashire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att845.6
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence7.5%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Woods
Telephone
01253353155
Website
http://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/

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