Bay Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 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
- 724 (53% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.2%
White British 92.4%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| French | GCSE | 71 |
| Geography | GCSE | 48 |
| History | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Bay Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 69 79 |
| Year 8 | 148 66 82 |
| Year 9 | 164 89 75 |
| Year 10 | 137 56 81 |
| Year 11 | 127 70 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |