Montgomery Academy, Blackpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely proud to introduce myself as the headteacher of Montgomery Academy. It is my pleasure to work at a school with fantastic students and a brilliant, caring staff. Montgomery has been serving it's community for over 60 years and supported many local residents through the challenges of the pandemic."

In 2026, pupils at Montgomery Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 38.7 in Blackpool and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 35% in Blackpool and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 40.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.92: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30.9, against 46.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 232 families put Montgomery Academy as their first choice and 408 named it as one of their preferences, for 248 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Montgomery Academy are Unity Academy Blackpool (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.9); Blackpool Aspire Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7); Millfield School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.5); and St Mary's Catholic Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.2).

Montgomery Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Montgomery Academy is one of 10 schools run by Fylde Coast Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38 in 2024/25.

Of the 225 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

36.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 214 pupils (18%) received SEN support and 27 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Norbreck (Blackpool Tramway), about 840 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Montgomery High School (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 180 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Blackpool (336).

In 2024/25, Montgomery Academy issued 326 suspensions, 27.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Montgomery Academy are St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles), Westcliff Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles) and Kincraig Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.