School Summary

Blackpool Aspire Academy


Boys: 430
Girls: 374
Total Pupils: 804
Opened: 01-09-2014
Ofsted: Good
Principal: John Woods
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 7LS
Telephone: 01253353155
Website: http://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/

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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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HeadFirstName: John
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OfstedLastInsp: 14-11-2018
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SchoolCapacity: 900
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SchoolSponsors (name): Fylde Coast Academy Trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/
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StatutoryHighAge: 16
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Street: Blackpool Old Road
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Town: Blackpool
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Trusts (name): FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My child has been attacked twice this year during lessons! Children at this school are not kept safe. Especially vulnerable ones, they are regularly beaten and bullied\n\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u00a1","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My child has been attacked twice this year during lessons! Children at this school are not kept safe. Especially vulnerable ones, they are regularly beaten and bullied\n\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u00a1","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Small & Furries","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103570947764417654327\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjV6b7GycjE8cjYGq0juIiWQqn0UgjZ52KbUo0l0_lS0Sw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-03-18T16:22:10Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Good school teachers go the extra mile so that they make sure that you pass your exams. However they have teachers that gaurd the toilets like a bouncer at the nightclub, they will only allow you access if you have toilet pass or a pas from the teacher. 9\/10 times the teachers say no.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Good school teachers go the extra mile so that they make sure that you pass your exams. However they have teachers that gaurd the toilets like a bouncer at the nightclub, they will only allow you access if you have toilet pass or a pas from the teacher. 9\/10 times the teachers say no.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"thomas mccord","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113471801219657158998\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjULf9blM3gbtJyeDSG2HdigGwOKgo6vo6Xk1fqni7n37A=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-06-08T22:22:18Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m asking parents to please read this .... this is what is happening in this school on a daily bases . The principal agrees and believes that this is acceptable. This could be your child or grandchild that this could be happening too .\nI was told freely by Miss marcum ( case worker in the school ) that she uses this method a number of times and that she doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think twice about grabbing a child . This is her own words she is not a teacher , she is their to support your child .\nI want to make people aware I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve pulled my children out of this school but your children are still there . Take a few minutes to ask your child if this has happened to them too . This is not Acceptable\n\nPLEASE SHARE\n\nUpdate the twins have now left aspire with me today and will NOT be attending there again.\n\nUntil the last 36 hours I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t realise just how the teachers treat the pupils on a daily basis!\nThe policeman agreed that by pulling my son by his arm across a corridor and two teachers pushing him into a room, whilst one picking him up off the ground is reasonable behaviour! I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve seen the cctv on my son and as a mother I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t realise that the schools are allowed to treat pupils like this!\n\nReason being yes there always two sides to every story..... but my son was given detention as he didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t answer one question in the classroom. (As he didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know how) In the corridor he was stopped by a teacher to attend a detention. My son didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think this was fair so tried to walk past the teacher, but the teacher would not let him past. Then the cctv shows the teacher walking along side my son, as my son went to walk off the teacher grabbed him flung him across the corridor pushing up against a wall. Still pulling him about. Then you see two teachers pushing my son into a class room. (Whilst other teachers are stood laughing) What the camera doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t show is my son being pushed into a corner and picked up by the teacher (this was out of range of the camera) .. is this reasonable behaviour?\nYes, I agree that my son perhaps should have did what he was told and gone to the detention and told me about it when he got home. I could have dealt with this.\nBut the police officer said to vinny it was his own fault and the school are allowed to use reasonable force! The policeman also stated how by Vinny refusing, by not doing his work, all these actions on his side would mean the retaliation from the teacher. \u00e2\u0080\u009cActions will be responded with actions.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The police officer also stated that if it was his child he would be disgusted by his son and not by the school !\n\nI ask you, is this reasonable whatsoever?\n\nI know people will say he should of just gone and yes I agree but honestly would you like to see this happen to your child.\n\nAre adults aware their children are allowed to come to this harm, as it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reasonable force? This is what the government have started for our children, from infants to high school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m asking parents to please read this .... this is what is happening in this school on a daily bases . The principal agrees and believes that this is acceptable. This could be your child or grandchild that this could be happening too .\nI was told freely by Miss marcum ( case worker in the school ) that she uses this method a number of times and that she doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think twice about grabbing a child . This is her own words she is not a teacher , she is their to support your child .\nI want to make people aware I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve pulled my children out of this school but your children are still there . Take a few minutes to ask your child if this has happened to them too . This is not Acceptable\n\nPLEASE SHARE\n\nUpdate the twins have now left aspire with me today and will NOT be attending there again.\n\nUntil the last 36 hours I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t realise just how the teachers treat the pupils on a daily basis!\nThe policeman agreed that by pulling my son by his arm across a corridor and two teachers pushing him into a room, whilst one picking him up off the ground is reasonable behaviour! I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve seen the cctv on my son and as a mother I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t realise that the schools are allowed to treat pupils like this!\n\nReason being yes there always two sides to every story..... but my son was given detention as he didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t answer one question in the classroom. (As he didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know how) In the corridor he was stopped by a teacher to attend a detention. My son didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think this was fair so tried to walk past the teacher, but the teacher would not let him past. Then the cctv shows the teacher walking along side my son, as my son went to walk off the teacher grabbed him flung him across the corridor pushing up against a wall. Still pulling him about. Then you see two teachers pushing my son into a class room. (Whilst other teachers are stood laughing) What the camera doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t show is my son being pushed into a corner and picked up by the teacher (this was out of range of the camera) .. is this reasonable behaviour?\nYes, I agree that my son perhaps should have did what he was told and gone to the detention and told me about it when he got home. I could have dealt with this.\nBut the police officer said to vinny it was his own fault and the school are allowed to use reasonable force! The policeman also stated how by Vinny refusing, by not doing his work, all these actions on his side would mean the retaliation from the teacher. \u00e2\u0080\u009cActions will be responded with actions.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The police officer also stated that if it was his child he would be disgusted by his son and not by the school !\n\nI ask you, is this reasonable whatsoever?\n\nI know people will say he should of just gone and yes I agree but honestly would you like to see this happen to your child.\n\nAre adults aware their children are allowed to come to this harm, as it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reasonable force? This is what the government have started for our children, from infants to high school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Gill Holland","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115605567959984533622\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWmZDvaqbJBNuEBxBS1--4lWN7dMDs3SBdAn4BmhGH_nmo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-06-07T14:48:20Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"Mr Thompson only likes girls and he walks out of school with them. He\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a shitty teacher. The teachers smoke infront of the school and Mrs Marckan grabs kids and the teachers take the piss out of families. You don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get fed when your in impact.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Mr Thompson only likes girls and he walks out of school with them. He\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a shitty teacher. The teachers smoke infront of the school and Mrs Marckan grabs kids and the teachers take the piss out of families. You don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get fed when your in impact.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Marshall Lloyd","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112477613834810032264\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocI_RyIl9BJiFCXLV_dlez3i69SONWil1_AKrWtPYwa0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-05-31T21:05:41Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"All 3 of my kids go here and they are amazing one of the best schools in Blackpool and fylde","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"All 3 of my kids go here and they are amazing one of the best schools in Blackpool and fylde","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Richard Clayton-Rogers","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115886075369788942999\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJ790jgcIHuTQFdy_-U6yZ9-GgLSW7ZGK_vQnXXOXCw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-08-06T16:39:43Z"}]
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