Morecambe Bay Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Morecambe · LA4 5BG · Lancashire
Ages 11–18
- Att835.2
- P8-0.8
- EM5+20%
- Absence13.5%
1.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 144646
Bay Leadership Academy
Academy sponsor led · Morecambe · LA3 1AB
Ages 11–18 · 726 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
34.6
Overall absence
11.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-10-12
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.52
−20+2
Attainment 834.6
English & maths grade 5+26%
English & maths grade 4+47%
EBacc entry74%
EBacc APS: 3.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.0%
Unauthorised5.8%
- Authorised absence
- 6.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 729
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill57%
726 pupils · 1,276 places
- Pupils on roll
- 726
- Boys / girls
- 333 / 393
- School capacity
- 1,276
- Capacity fill
- 726 / 1,276 (57%)
- Free school meals
- 49.2%
- FSM pupils
- 357
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
- Academy trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Waring
Location
- Address
- Osborne Road
- Postcode
- LA3 1AB
- Town
- Morecambe
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Morecambe, Lancashire, 726 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 49.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Morecambe · LA3 1EJ · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
- KS260%
- Absence7.3%
- FSM45.1%
0.2 miles away
West End Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Morecambe · LA3 1BW · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM49.7%
0.3 miles away
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementCommunity school · Primary
Morecambe · LA4 4XF · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS251%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM41.5%
0.7 miles away
Mossgate Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Morecambe · LA3 2EE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM29.1%
0.7 miles away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Morecambe · LA3 2ER · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence17.6%
- FSM39.0%
0.8 miles away
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Morecambe · LA4 5JL · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS226%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM60.9%
1.1 miles away
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Primary
Morecambe · LA4 5QA · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS233%
- Absence7.3%
- FSM39.4%
1.3 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Waring
- Telephone
- 01524416830