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Borough Council">Blackpool</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Education" title="Department for Education">Department for Education</a> URN</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141132">141132</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/141132">Tables</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ofsted" title="Ofsted">Ofsted</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/141132">Reports</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Principal</th><td class="infobox-data">John Woods</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Age</th><td class="infobox-data">11 to 16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Purple/black</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk">www<wbr />.blackpoolaspireacademy<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Blackpool Aspire Academy</b> is a secondary school located in the <a href="/wiki/Layton,_Blackpool" title="Layton, Blackpool">Layton</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a>, Lancashire, England.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The school was formed in 2014 by merging <b>Collegiate High School</b> with <a href="/wiki/Bispham_High_School_Arts_College" title="Bispham High School Arts College">Bispham High School Arts College</a>. It was temporarily located on Bispham Road until new buildings were constructed on <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Old_Road" title="Blackpool Old Road">Blackpool Old Road</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="School_history">School history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: School history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original school at the site was the all-boys Blackpool Grammar School, which had relocated from the original premises on Raikes Parade to Blackpool Old Road in 1961. In 1971 they amalgamated with Collegiate Girls School whose pupils and staff moved to Blackpool Old Road to create Blackpool Collegiate Grammar School. The sixth form moved to a new Sixth Form Centre premises further down Blackpool Old Road also in 1971 and what is now the independent <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Sixth_Form_College" title="Blackpool Sixth Form College">Blackpool Sixth Form College</a> which split from the school in 1989. The school became Collegiate High School in 1974. The last Headteacher was Ms Cordeaux, followed by acting head Mr Topping for a short while. In 2012, the school achieved its best ever results.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Plans to merge Collegiate with <a href="/wiki/Bispham_High_School_Arts_College" title="Bispham High School Arts College">Bispham High School Arts College</a> were under discussion 2012–14. The new merged school (named Blackpool Aspire Academy) is sponsored by the Fylde Coast Academy Trust. The school was temporarily housed at the former Bispham High School campus, but relocated to new buildings at the Collegiate site during 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_former_pupils">Notable former pupils</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable former pupils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit">improve this article</a> by removing names that do not have independent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a> showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">citations</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2017</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collegiate_High_School">Collegiate High School</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Collegiate High School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matty_Kay" title="Matty Kay">Matty Kay</a>, professional footballer<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blackpool_Grammar_School">Blackpool Grammar School</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Blackpool Grammar School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Anderson_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian Anderson (musician)">Ian Anderson</a>, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the head of <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(band)" title="Jethro Tull (band)">Jethro Tull</a> who played two concerts at the school on 20 December 1965 and 4 April 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-ct60_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct60-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Cooke" title="Alistair Cooke">Alistair Cooke</a>, journalist, television personality and broadcaster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robb_(musician)" title="John Robb (musician)">John Robb</a>, journalist, television personality and broadcaster and musician</li> <li>Rt Rev <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Cragg" title="Kenneth Cragg">Kenneth Cragg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican">Anglican</a> clergyman and <a href="/wiki/Scholarly_method" title="Scholarly method">scholar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Crampton_(politician)" title="Peter Crampton (politician)">Peter Crampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a>, 1989–99</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Cunningham_(MP)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Cunningham (MP)">George Cunningham</a>, Labour and <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">Social Democratic Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">MP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Islington_South_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Islington South West (UK Parliament constituency)">Islington South West</a> from 1970 to 1974, and <a href="/wiki/Islington_South_and_Finsbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Islington South and Finsbury</a> from 1974 to 1983</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Gregory" title="Alfred Gregory">Alfred Gregory</a>, mountain climber, explorer and professional photographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gubba" title="Tony Gubba">Tony Gubba</a>, journalist and sports commentator<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hall_(urbanist)" title="Peter Hall (urbanist)">Peter Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urban_planning" title="Urban planning">town planner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urbanist" class="mw-redirect" title="Urbanist">urbanist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_geography" title="Human geography">geographer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Hammond" title="Jeffrey Hammond">Jeffrey Hammond</a>, bass guitar player with Jethro Tull</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_W._G._Kean" title="Arnold W. G. Kean">Arnold W. G. Kean</a>, most notable for his contribution to the development of civil aviation law</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Mason" title="Ernest Mason">Ernest Mason</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_McGuire" title="Mick McGuire">Mick McGuire</a>, footballer for clubs including Coventry City and Norwich City</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Mottram" title="Eric Mottram">Eric Mottram</a>, teacher, critic, editor and poet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hargreaves_Parkinson" title="Hargreaves Parkinson">Hargreaves Parkinson</a>, Editor of the <i><a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a></i> from 1945 to 1950</li> <li>Prof <a href="/wiki/Tom_Whiteside" title="Tom Whiteside">Tom Whiteside</a>, <a href="/wiki/History_of_mathematics" title="History of mathematics">Historian of Mathematics</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a></li> <li>Rt Rev <a href="/wiki/John_Yates_(bishop)" title="John Yates (bishop)">John Yates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican">Anglican</a> clergyman. <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Whitby" title="Bishop of Whitby">Bishop of Whitby</a> from 1972 to 1975, then <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Gloucester" title="Bishop of Gloucester">Bishop of Gloucester</a> until 1992, and finally <a href="/wiki/Bishop_at_Lambeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop at Lambeth">Bishop at Lambeth</a> until 1994.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blackpool_Collegiate_School_for_Girls">Blackpool Collegiate School for Girls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Blackpool Collegiate School for Girls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ann_Chant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ann Chant (page does not exist)">Ann Chant</a> CB, Chief Executive of the Contributions Agency from 1991 and the <a href="/wiki/Child_Support_Agency" title="Child Support Agency">Child Support Agency</a> from 1994 to 1997</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Averil_Mansfield" title="Averil Mansfield">Averil Mansfield</a> CBE FRCP, vascular surgeon and the first British woman to be appointed a professor of surgery<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Debbie_Mellor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Debbie Mellor (page does not exist)">Debbie Mellor</a> (née Clough) OBE Head of the Employment Branch in the HR Directorate of the Dept. of Health</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Robotham" title="Barbara Robotham">Barbara Robotham</a>, opera singer and voice teacher at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Northern_College_of_Music" title="Royal Northern College of Music">Royal Northern College of Music</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annie_St_John" title="Annie St John">Annie St John</a>, television continuity announcer and presenter.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blackpool_Aspire_Academy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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