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Millbay Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
22 Millbay Road, Plymouth PL1 3EG · millbayacademy.org · 01752 221927
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 526
- 88% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
- First language not English
- 31.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 103 places were offered; 100% 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 | 103 | 95 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 85 | 107 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 69 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 34 | 0.6 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 20 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.9, and 27.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Plymouth it was 45.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Plymouth it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲95% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139923)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.06 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139923)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.3 | +5.5 |
| Further education | 66.7 | +3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −4.5 |
| Employment | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Millbay Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139923), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139923)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139923)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 53
- 10% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 62% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (36%) with SEND