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

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
35.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.7%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)3
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE47
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE46
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE70
Business Studies:SingleGCSE89
ChemistryGCSE67
English LanguageGCSE196
English LiteratureGCSE196
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mounts Bay Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
179
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
179
2nd preference
136
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
179
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
82.4%
85.6%
Further education
88.0%
54.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
1.0%
14.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
13.0%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
5.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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