Highfield Leadership Academy is a secondary school located in Blackpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highfield Road, Blackpool

School Information

Address: Highfield Road, Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Website: highfieldleadershipacademy.com
Telephone: 01253965750
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Galbraith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142469

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 630
Number of Boys: 300
Number of Girls: 330

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.95 Confidence interval -1.14 to -0.76
Of the 181 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 175 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:69%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:35.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hawes Side Academy
Johnsville Avenue , FY4 3LN
3out of 4 453 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Common Edge Road , FY4 5DF
3out of 4 646 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
Whernside , Off Highfield Road FY4 5LY
3out of 4 840 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Roseacre Primary Academy
Stonycroft Avenue , FY4 2PF
3out of 4 1,122 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
Penrose Avenue , Marton FY4 4DJ
3out of 4 1,542 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR
2out of 4 1,384 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Cherry Tree Road , Marton FY4 4PH
3out of 4 1,591 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Armfield Academy
488 Lytham Road , FY4 1TL
- not rated 1,347 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Educational Diversity
278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW
3out of 4 2,288 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lotus School
Langdale Road , FY4 4RR
- not rated 2,454 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
4out of 4 2,918 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
3out of 4 2,976 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.