Morecambe Bay Academy
Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 5BG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jen Pardoe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Bay Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,539
- Pupils on roll
- 1,045
- URN
- 147115
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524410207
About this school
Morecambe Bay Academy is a secondary academy in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,045 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Morecambe Bay Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 196 | 178 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.2 | 35.2 | 36.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.73 -0.93 to -0.53 | -0.77 -0.98 to -0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 19.7% | 21.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 46.1% | 43.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 5.1% | 13.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Morecambe Bay Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,050 |
| 2023/24 | 1,047 |
| 2024/25 | 1,019 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morecambe Bay Academy compares
Morecambe Bay Academy ranked 73rd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.8 | 12.6% | 40.6% | 1,045 | — |
| Bay Leadership Academy | 36.8 | 10.2% | 50.7% | 726 | 1.6 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic College | 41.3 | 11.6% | 40.6% | 981 | 2.4 miles |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | 73.4 | 5.4% | 6.6% | 1,038 | 2.8 miles |
| Lancaster High School | 35.6 | 14.2% | 46.5% | 567 | 3.1 miles |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar School | 74.1 | 6.1% | 8.1% | 1,294 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.55%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.57%
- Persistent absence
- 36.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bay Leadership Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Morecambe
-
Our Lady's Catholic College2.4 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School2.8 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Royal Grammar School3.1 miles
Secondary · Lancaster
Other schools in Morecambe
- Bay Leadership Academy Secondary
- Great Wood Primary School Primary
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Road Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School Primary
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School Primary
- Mossgate Primary School Primary
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Morecambe Bay Academy teach?
- Morecambe Bay Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of Morecambe Bay Academy?
- The headteacher of Morecambe Bay Academy is Ms Jen Pardoe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Morecambe Bay Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morecambe Bay Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Morecambe Bay Academy?
- Morecambe Bay Academy has 1,045 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Morecambe Bay Academy full?
- Morecambe Bay Academy has capacity for 1,539 pupils and 1,045 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Morecambe Bay Academy a faith school?
- No. Morecambe Bay Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Morecambe Bay Academy a selective school?
- No. Morecambe Bay Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Morecambe Bay Academy part of an academy trust?
- Morecambe Bay Academy is part of THE BAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Morecambe Bay Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.2 in 2022/23 and 36.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morecambe Bay Academy compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Morecambe Bay Academy ranked 73rd of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morecambe Bay Academy's absence rate?
- Morecambe Bay Academy's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morecambe Bay Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morecambe Bay Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.