Morecambe Bay Academy
About the school
Morecambe Bay Academy is an open secondary school in Lancashire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 September 2023
- Published
- 29 October 2023
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 36.8
- Lancashire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lancashire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 21.80%
- Lancashire
- 43.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.50%
- Lancashire
- 63.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 13.60%
- Lancashire
- 34.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.03
- Lancashire
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.77
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1019
Girls
50.74%
Boys
49.26%
SEN support
29.34%
Education, health and care plan
3.14%
English as an additional language
8.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.55%
Overall absence
12.57
Persistent absence
36.98
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
196
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
76
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
32%
Further education
7%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
32%