Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, FY3 7LS
799 pupils · 89% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 66.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 June 2024, published 9 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 3.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 141 | 117 | 211 | 124 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 135 | 254 | 163 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 111 | 220 | 138 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 151 | 102 | 218 | 120 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 143 | 109 | 208 | 122 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 146 | 103 | 212 | 130 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 173 | 100 | 231 | 131 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 171 | 122 | 249 | 153 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Baines School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Hodgson Academy 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Montgomery Academy 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St George's School A Church of England Academy 4.4 km · Improved significantly (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.