Bay Leadership Academy

State-Funded School

bay-leadership-academy-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Morecambe and LunesdaleConstituency

LA3 1ABPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bay Leadership Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 726 pupils. Bay Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.48

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

726

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 726
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: STAR ACADEMIES

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jan 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.