Millbay Academy | School performance

95%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

44%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

10%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

257.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

549

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

42%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

95%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

44%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

10%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

257.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

549

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

42%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

95%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

44%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

10%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

257.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

549

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

42%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPlymouth

PhaseAll-through

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Millbay Academy · All-through · Plymouth

Part ofREACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

95%

+24pp

95%71%47%

'23'24'25

'25 · 95%

RWM higher standard

-13pp

18%12%5%

'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

95%

Reading higher standard

38%

Writing expected standard

95%

Writing higher standard

24%

Maths expected standard

95%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

95%

SPAG expected standard

95%

SPAG higher standard

33%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

44%

+12pp

44%38%32%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

27%

+12pp

27%21%14%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

Attainment 8

36.9

+4.2

36.934.031.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 36.9

EBacc entry

10%

+2pp

18%12%5%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

EBacc APS

257.2

+49.8

257.2232.3207.4

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 257.2

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

549

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

29%

FSM eligible

59%

SEN

28%

Overall absence

16%

Persistent absence

42%

Contact

Address

22 Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3EG

Local authority

Plymouth

Website

https://millbayacademy.org/

Telephone

01752221927

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	95%	5%	95%	38%	95%	24%	95%	14%	95%	95%	108.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	28%	549
2023/24	71%	18%	82%	29%	76%	18%	82%	18%	76%	82%	105.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	24%	545
2022/23	47%	5%	71%	26%	63%	8%	61%	18%	66%	63%	103.0	102.0	101.0	+2.80	+2.30	+0.90	18%	550

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	44%	27%	36.9	Not applicable	10%	257.2	10%	549
2023/24	32%	15%	32.7	-0.51	8%	207.4	12%	545
2022/23	33%	14%	31.2	-0.68	18%	233.8	21%	550
2021/22	35%	15%	32.8	-1.11	5%	208.6	10%	555

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	549	17.9	28%	29%	59%	16%	42%
2023/24	545	18.9	24%	31%	56%	15%	47%
2022/23	550	15.4	18%	32%	53%	14%	44%
2021/22	555	14.2	21%	28%	53%	15%	54%
2020/21	644	13.5	17%	20%	50%	—	—