Mounts Bay Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 2 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136873
- Address
- Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, TR18 3JT
- Website
- www.mountsbay.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1031 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 91.7%
Mixed 4%
Other White 2.3%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 84 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| French | AS level | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 74 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 66 |
Admissions
Mounts Bay Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 136
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 84 105 |
| Year 8 | 248 138 110 |
| Year 9 | 198 96 102 |
| Year 10 | 199 85 114 |
| Year 11 | 197 109 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 83.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |