Bay Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 144646
- Address
- Osborne Road, LA3 1AB
- Website
- www.bayleadershipacademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 703 (52% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.8%
- Persistent absence
- 43.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.0%
White British 91.6%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.87
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.6
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.66
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 111 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| French | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
Bay Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 64 85 |
| Year 8 | 170 93 77 |
| Year 9 | 142 58 84 |
| Year 10 | 128 72 56 |
| Year 11 | 114 56 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 71.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |