Highfield Leadership Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Blackpool's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 121 families put this school as their first choice, and 185 places were offered. 121 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 12 March 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

751 (capacity 1200)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

STAR ACADEMIES

Phone

01253965750

Address

Highfield Road, Blackpool, FY4 3JZ

Website

highfieldleadershipacademy.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports