52%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
29%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
36.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
56%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
438.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
724
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Bay Leadership Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lancashire
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How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
52%
+5pp
54%45%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
29%
+3pp
33%25%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
Attainment 8
36.8
+2.2
39.034.329.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.8
EBacc entry
56%
-17pp
83%42%1%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
EBacc APS
438.9
+61.9
438.9362.0285.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 438.9
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
724
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Osborne Road, Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 52% | 29% | 36.8 | Not applicable | 56% | 438.9 | 56% | 724 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 26% | 34.6 | -0.52 | 74% | 377.0 | 74% | 703 |
| 2022/23 | 35% | 17% | 29.6 | -0.87 | 69% | 285.1 | 69% | 699 |
| 2021/22 | 54% | 33% | 39.0 | -0.21 | 83% | 408.5 | 83% | 664 |
| 2018/19 | 41% | 17% | 36.0 | -0.72 | 1% | 306.3 | 13% | 740 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 21.4 | D | — | Suppressed | 14 |
| 2018/19 | 19.9 | D | -0.50 | Suppressed | 48 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 724 | 16.2 | 31% | 4% | 51% | 10% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 703 | 16.1 | 28% | 4% | 50% | 12% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 699 | 15.6 | 26% | 4% | 48% | 14% | 43% |
| 2021/22 | 664 | 16.6 | 22% | 3% | 49% | 11% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 675 | 15.9 | 17% | 3% | 46% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 740 | 18.0 | 9% | 3% | 50% | 9% | 30% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.