Secondary schools in Blackpool
8 secondary schools in Blackpool, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Blackpool in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Blackpool first 1,372 times for 1,380 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 3 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.85 miles (Armfield Academy) to 2.42 miles (Montgomery Academy).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Armfield Academy
- Montgomery Academy
- St George's School A Church of England Academy
- Highfield Leadership Academy
- Blackpool Aspire Academy
- St Mary's Catholic Academy
- South Shore Academy
- Unity Academy Blackpool
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Browse by authority: Blackpool · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.