If you’re a former student of Blackpool Aspire Academy, we want to hear from you!

Your experiences since leaving the academy could help to motivate and inspire our current students to feel more confident in making decisions about their future.

We’d love you to join our alumni network and stay connected with the academy.

You can choose how and when you help – perhaps you can act as a career and education role model or provide work experience.

It doesn’t matter when you left us, whether you’re in further education or employment, whether you still live nearby or have moved further away, there are still ways you can help.

You can contact us directly through our dedicated Career email address: careers@aspire.fcat.org.uk

If you wish to become part of the Aspire Alumni network please click here.

After leaving Aspire Academy in 2022 and completing two years of study at Blackpool Sixth form college studying A level Biology, Maths and Chemistry and an EPQ in medical genetics Lucy-Mae progressed to the University of Oxford where she is currently studying medicine. She has just completed her first year, hopefully to become a doctor after the six year degree. Although she is still debating the exact specialty she would like to go into.

Molly-Ruth left Aspire Academy in 2023 and completed a Level 3 in Sports and Football with Preston College.

Currently a Lifeguard at the Sandcastle Waterpark and travelling around the world.

Joshua started an Accountancy Apprenticeship in July 2023 at Whitehead & Howarth Chartered Accountants in St Anne’s, soon after leaving the academy, where he also studied for a Level 2 AAT Certificate in Accounting, He then left the role to take up a degree apprenticeship at Blackpool Council within the Accountancy department, where he has been since August 2024. As of June 2025, shortly after turning 18, he completed a Level 3 AAT Diploma in Accounting. Joshua is now an AAT licensed Qualified Bookkeeper, allowing him to use the letters AATQB at the end of his name (how fancy).

He is planning to stay with Blackpool Council for the long foreseeable as there are plenty of great opportunities for him to progress and climb the ladder as time goes on.
Since he has passed his Diploma in Accounting he has been promoted from an apprentice to Accountancy Assistant, however this is only really a salary increase, as he is still in education.
In December 2025 (first exam March 2026) he will be beginning his route of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) alongside his full time employment at Blackpool Council.
This is expected to be a 3 and a half year course, meaning he should be a Chartered Accountant by 21(turning 22), which would be an exceptional personal achievement.
This is equivalent to a Level 7 course, which would be a Masters Degree in university terms.