King's Academy Bay House

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hampshire
Unique reference
137791
Address
Gomer Lane, PO12 2QP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2060 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.8%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.5%
Mixed 4%
Other White 3%
African 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 17%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 33%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.7
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.41
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award14
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)30
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE16
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE33
BiologyGCSE168
Business Studies:SingleGCSE71
ChemistryGCSE153
ChineseGCSE39
Classical CivilisationGCSE32
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bay House School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
321
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
301
2nd preference
147
3rd preference
40
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
301
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
2
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 classes19
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
350
190
160
Year 8
345
179
166
Year 9
347
177
170
Year 10
344
173
171
Year 11
349
172
177
Year 12
142
69
73
Year 13
183
85
98
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
85.7%
85.6%
Further education
29.0%
38.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
6.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
19.0%
40.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
5.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
75.0%
63.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
35.0%
22.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021