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Highfield Leadership Academy

Blackpool, FY4 3JZSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Mar 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.7×
First choices did not exceed offers made
121 1st-choice / 185 offers made
Ranking
#3,000
of 3,141 nationally

About Highfield Leadership Academy

Highfield Leadership Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Blackpool, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 751 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,200.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (12 Mar 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 30.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 121 first-preference applications and 185 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressHighfield Road, Blackpool, Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
HeadteacherMrs Kim Greenwood
Local AuthorityBlackpool
Number of Pupils751
Free School Meals (FSM)55.9%
School Capacity751 / 1,200 (63% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 7 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Highfield Leadership Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.