Morecambe Bay Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lancashire
Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 5BG
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.4%
37.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity used
Has space68%
1,539 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
194
Places offered
420
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 153 | 34 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 115 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 420 | 190 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jen Pardoe
- Address
- Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 5BG
- Phone
- 01524410207
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Poulton · Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 147115
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BAY LEARNING TRUST
1,045 pupils · 1,539 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 979 pupils
Attendance
87.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.77 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.80 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.96 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 21.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 34 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 34% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 42% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.