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Bay Leadership Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Osborne Road, Morecambe LA3 1AB · bayleadershipacademy.com · 01524 416830
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 726
- 57% of 1,276 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 136 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 136 | 213 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 147 | 219 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | 178 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 178 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 160 | 0.9 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.8, and 29.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (19.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119711)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.9 | +7.9 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 58.8 | −11.6 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.3 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +2.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 students | D (19.9) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 26 students | D (19.9) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 6 students | Merit+ (26.8) | Average +0.34 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 40 | D (18.9) | -0.62 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | D- (17.3) | -0.53 |
| 2015/16 | 57 | D (19.5) | -0.53 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2021/22 | |
|---|---|
| University | 36.4 |
| Further education | 9.1 |
| Employment | 45.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.1 |
Ofsted
Bay Leadership Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119711), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119711)
Apr 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119711)
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 47
- 7% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (47%) with SEND