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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bay Leadership Academy | Heysham High School Sports College | Morecambe Bay Academy | Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Bay Leadership Academy | Heysham High School Sports College | Morecambe Bay Academy | Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Morecambe, LA3 1AB | Morecambe, LA3 1HS | Morecambe, LA4 5BG | Morecambe, LA3 1EJ |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 34.6 | — | 35.2 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.5 | — | -0.8 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 26% | — | 20% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 47% | — | 46% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 74% | — | 5% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.3 | — | 2.8 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 69% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 6% |
| Overall absencediffers | 11.9% | — | 13.5% | 7.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 34.0% | — | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 8.1% | — | 9.1% | 1.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.24 (Competitive) | — | 0.86 (Often has places) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 178 | — | 157 | 44 |
| Places offereddiffers | 144 | — | 192 | 45 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 726 | 786 | 1,045 | 428 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 726 / 1,276 (57%) | 786 / 1,276 (62%) | 1,045 / 1,539 (68%) | 428 / 415 (103%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 49.2% | 25.9% | 43.6% | 45.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Lee Waring | Mr John Shannon | Ms Jen Pardoe | Ms Allison Hickson |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| Sponsordiffers | Star Academies | — | The Bay Learning Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES | Community school | Academy trust: THE BAY LEARNING TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | STAR ACADEMIES | — | THE BAY LEARNING TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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