Mounts Bay Academy is a secondary school located in Penzance. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Boscathnoe Lane, Penzance, TR18 3JT
Website: www.mountsbay.org
Telephone: 01736363240
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Les Hall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136873

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 1008
Number of Boys: 502
Number of Girls: 506

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -0.27 to 0.08
Of the 214 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 205 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:72%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heamoor Community Primary School
Bosvenna Way , Heamoor TR18 3JZ 		3out of 4 507 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Maddern's CofE School, Madron
Bellair Road , Madron TR20 8SP 		2out of 4 710 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Pensans Community Primary School
Madron Road , TR20 8UH 		3out of 4 885 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Peverell Road , TR18 2AT 		3out of 4 1,554 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Alverton Primary School
Toltuff Crescent , Alverton TR18 4QD 		3out of 4 1,866 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane , Heamoor TR18 3JT 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Humphry Davy School
Coombe Road , TR18 2TG 		3out of 4 1,283 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nancealverne School
Madron Road , TR20 8TP 		3out of 4 763 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road , TR18 3NX 		4out of 4 1,432 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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