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Highfurlong School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Blackpool Old Road
 Blackpool
 Lancashire FY3 7LS
Telephone: 01253 392188

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 2-19)
Type: Special Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2024
History: This school arose from Highfurlong School
Trust: Synergy Education Trust Limited

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Jasmine Short (since April 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Neill Oldham
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 17.2 / 52.16
Non-teaching Staff*: 61.47
Number of pupils: 146
Pupils Per Teacher: 8.5
Sex: Mixed (63% boys / 37% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 56.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 44.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 33.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 11.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Blackpool
Electoral Ward: Park
School Number: 8907020

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st April 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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