Montgomery Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 23 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
- 1179 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.4%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 92.4%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.58
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.85
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 17%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 27%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.1
Local authority average 34.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.05
Local authority average 2.86
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 40 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Montgomery Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 245
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 120 126 |
| Year 8 | 233 125 108 |
| Year 9 | 244 124 120 |
| Year 10 | 231 129 102 |
| Year 11 | 225 122 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 74.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 40.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | SP 5.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 28.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 8.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 13.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.2% |