Mounts Bay Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 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
- 975 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 62 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| English Language | GCSE | 190 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 188 |
| French | GCSE | 42 |
| Geography | GCSE | 122 |
Admissions
Mounts Bay Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 117
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 75 96 |
| Year 8 | 189 89 100 |
| Year 9 | 232 134 98 |
| Year 10 | 191 93 98 |
| Year 11 | 192 82 110 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 87.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |