Millbay Academy

State-Funded School

millbay-academy-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Sutton and DevonportConstituency

PL1 3EGPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Millbay Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Plymouth, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 526 pupils. Millbay Academy is part of Reach South Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.06

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

526

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 526
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Reach South Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Mar 2019	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.