Montgomery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 137973
- Address
- All Hallows Road, Bispham, FY2 0AZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1174 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 92.7%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 0.7%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 18%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 30%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40
Local authority average 37
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 3.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 39 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 218 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 206 |
Admissions
Montgomery Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 243
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 249 107 142 |
| Year 8 | 243 115 128 |
| Year 9 | 222 116 106 |
| Year 10 | 236 117 119 |
| Year 11 | 224 127 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 75.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 43.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 25.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 11.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 5.5% 3.0% |