44%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
22%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
36.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
445.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,019
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
37%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 20/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Morecambe Bay Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lancashire
Part ofTHE BAY LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
44%
-3pp
51%46%40%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
22%
+2pp
22%19%16%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
Attainment 8
36.8
+1.6
41.838.034.2
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.8
EBacc entry
14%
+9pp
29%17%5%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
445.2
-52.7
672.8559.0445.2
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 445.2
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
A-level APS
26.8
+0.8
28.227.126.0
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.8
A-level value added
-0.09
+0.1
-0.1-0.1-0.1
'24'25
'25 · -0.1
Average A-level grade
C-
0
C-C-C-
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,019
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
13%
Persistent absence
37%
Contact
Address
Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Local authority
Lancashire
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 | 44% | 22% | 36.8 | Not applicable | 14% | 445.2 | 14% | 1,019 |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 20% | 35.2 | -0.77 | 5% | 497.9 | 5% | 1,047 |
| 2022/23 | 40% | 16% | 34.2 | -0.73 | 22% | 539.4 | 22% | 1,050 |
| 2021/22 | 51% | 22% | 41.8 | -0.27 | 29% | 672.8 | 29% | 1,074 |
| 2018/19 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 26.8 | C- | -0.09 | Suppressed | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 26.0 | C- | -0.14 | 0% | 68 |
| 2022/23 | 28.2 | C- | — | 0% | 80 |
| 2021/22 | 27.6 | C- | — | 8% | 82 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,019 | 19.7 | 32% | 8% | 41% | 13% | 37% |
| 2023/24 | 1,047 | 18.2 | 25% | 8% | 38% | 14% | 38% |
| 2022/23 | 1,050 | 16.5 | 14% | 7% | 37% | 15% | 47% |
| 2021/22 | 1,074 | 16.2 | 22% | 8% | 36% | 12% | 40% |
| 2020/21 | 1,132 | 16.4 | 8% | 7% | 30% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.