Mounts Bay Academy

State-Funded School

mounts-bay-academy-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St IvesConstituency

TR18 3JTPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Mounts Bay Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cornwall, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 922 pupils. Mounts Bay Academy is part of LEADING EDGE ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

922

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 922
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LEADING EDGE ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Jul 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.