Highfield Leadership Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
Unlike other schools in the area, the academy is notable for the number of subjects it offers and expects of its pupils.
Prior to the takeover, the school was the subject of negative reports from local press, telling of an apparent student riot.
[citation needed] In the same year, there was also a case of arson from two pupils, where the entire student body was evacuated and the building flooded by sprinklers.
[6] In February 2020, Ofsted wrote: Since the last monitoring inspection, more pupils are benefiting from high-quality teaching.
Although, Ofsted have still identified areas for improvement, the academy stands today as a good school, albeit a strict one.