South Shore Academy
Secondary school in Blackpool. Inadequate (Jun 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 27 June 2023, report published 10 October 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to South Shore Academy (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. South Shore Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2027
The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.5 milesArmfield Academy
Good (Feb 2023)
- 0.8 milesHighfield Leadership Academy
Requires improvement (Mar 2024)
- 1.2 milesSt George's School A Church of England Academy
Improved significantly (Feb 2025)
- 2.3 milesSt Mary's Catholic Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- 2.8 milesUnity Academy Blackpool
No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Dec 2024) Special measures
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.