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South Shore Academy

URN: 140021

Address: St Anne's Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AR
BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 27 June 2023 was:

Inadequate

Quality of education:

Inadequate

Behaviour and attitudes:

Inadequate

Personal development:

Requires Improvement

Leadership and management:

Inadequate

Inadequate

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 10 September 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: InadequateSchool inspection, PDF - 11 October 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 16 June 2022
    PDF – Published

  4. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 07 November 2019
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 25 April 2017
    PDF – Published

  6. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 02 March 2017
    PDF – Published

  7. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 16 September 2016
    PDF – Published

  8. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 05 May 2016
    PDF – Published

  9. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 23 December 2015
    PDF – Published

  10. Full inspection: InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 24 June 2015
    PDF – Published
  11. Opened

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About South Shore Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Blackpool

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 726
  • School capacity: 985

Location

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  • Address: St Anne's Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AR
  • Region: North West

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