South Shore Academy

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South Shore Academy
The school in 2003
Address
St Anne's Road Blackpool , Lancashire , FY4 2AR England
Coordinates	53°47′46″N 3°02′34″W / 53.79604°N 3.04264°W / 53.79604; -3.04264Coordinates: 53°47′46″N 3°02′34″W / 53.79604°N 3.04264°W / 53.79604; -3.04264
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1988
Local authority	Blackpool
Department for Education URN	140021 Tables
Head teacher	Neil Reynolds
Staff	30+
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	711
Houses	Redgrave, Moorhouse, Thomson And Lewis
Colour(s)	Bottle green blazer and black trousers or skirt
Website	http://southshoreacademy.co.uk/

South Shore Academy (formerly Palatine Community Sports College) is a school in South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. A National Lottery Grant enabled the High School to be turned into a . A new leisure centre has been built on the grounds. The £6.5 million centre was opened on 13 February 2006, by Tessa Jowell. Palatine expanded the sports it provides for children in P.E. and started a new course, B-Tec first diploma in sport.

In December 2013 the former Palatine Community Sports College was converted into an academy by Bright Futures Education Trust (BFET)

The Ofsted inspection[]

The 2012 Ofsted inspection reported the school to be "...an improving and increasingly popular school where standards and achievements are rising". The Ofsted inspection was the first in six years.^[1]

References[]

Jane Baily

External links[]

• [1] school website
• [2] partnership website