Millbay Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Plymouth
Unique reference
147905
Address
22 Millbay Road, PL1 3EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
545 (55% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
30.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
55.8%
Persistent absence
43.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.9%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 8.1%
African 7.9%
Other 5.1%
Unclassified 5%
Indian 4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award15
Health StudiesTechnical Award18
MultimediaTechnical Award16
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award16
Speech & DramaTechnical Award16
Sports StudiesTechnical Award19
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
English LanguageGCSE78
English LiteratureGCSE78
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Millbay Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
2
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
2
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
2
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes20.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher16.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
10
4
6
Year 1
7
2
5
Year 2
3
2
1
Year 3
12
6
6
Year 4
16
10
6
Year 5
21
11
10
Year 6
18
10
8
Year 7
118
52
66
Year 8
89
37
52
Year 9
89
48
41
Year 10
84
35
49
Year 11
78
43
35
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
70.0%
80.4%
85.6%
Further education
64.0%
33.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
5.0%
44.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.9%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
8.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
18.0%
5.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
4.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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