Secondary schools in Blackpool
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Blackpool has 8 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,331 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 77% stayed in education (England 86%): 6% in a school sixth form, 24% at a sixth form college, 44% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
11% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 26% of students in Blackpool went to university (England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Blackpool against England
| Measure | Blackpool | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,331 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 24% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Blackpool
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (8)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armfield AcademyFree schools | 1,221 | 83% | 1% | 51% | 2% | — | 35.6 | 20% |
| Blackpool Aspire AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 799 | 76% | 1% | 47% | 3% | — | 36.7 | 29% |
| Highfield Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 751 | 72% | 1% | 45% | 2% | — | 30.0 | 20% |
| Montgomery AcademyAcademy converter | 1,192 | 76% | — | 52% | 2% | — | 40.0 | 32% |
| South Shore AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 550 | 60% | 0% | 50% | 2% | — | 26.3 | 17% |
| St George's School A Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1,038 | 82% | 2% | 35% | 4% | — | 55.5 | 71% |
| St Mary's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,188 | 82% | 34% | 32% | 7% | 66% | 41.5 | 29% |
| Unity Academy BlackpoolAcademy sponsor led | 877 | 66% | 1% | 41% | 0% | — | 29.3 | 18% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | — | — |
| BFC Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0% |
| Tower Learning Centre Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 0% |
| The Blackpool Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 40% | — | — |
| Woodlands Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 111 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Highfurlong Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 146 | 100% | 0% | 57% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Park Community Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 340 | 100% | 0% | 35% | 0% | — | 0.8 | 0% |
| The Maple Schoolstate · Free schools special | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0% |