Bay Leadership Academy

Bay Leadership Academy has demonstrated a strong overall performance since its recent establishment as a sponsor-led academy. The school has fostered a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Stakeholders actively participate in community service, highlighting a strong sense of responsibility among pupils. The curriculum is well-planned and delivered effectively, contributing to pupils' good academic progress. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in diagnosing reading difficulties among some pupils to ensure that they catch up more effectively. Overall, the school is well-positioned to build on its successes moving forward.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported within the school environment.
• The curriculum is well-structured and helps pupils achieve well.
• Teachers consistently apply behaviour policies, leading to a focused learning environment.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and community engagement.
• Effective transition support for pupils with SEND from primary to secondary education.
• Leaders foster strong relationships among pupils and staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders do not always identify specific aspects of reading that pupils find difficult.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bay Leadership Academy attended 89.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.0% of pupils at Bay Leadership Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bay Leadership Academy had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 30.3% of pupils at Bay Leadership Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Bay Leadership Academy received £9,106 and spent £9,471 for each of its 725 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,919,000 (-£2,647 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Morecambe · Lancashire local authority: places and applications

Bay Leadership Academy is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Highfield Leadership Academy Blackpool
• The Olive School, Preston Preston
• Eden Boys' School, Preston Preston
• Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Blackburn
• The Olive School, Blackburn Blackburn
• Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Blackburn
• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale
• The Valley Leadership Academy Bacup
• Eden Boys' School, Bolton Bolton
• The Olive School, Bolton Bolton

What is Bay Leadership Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bay Leadership Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Bay Leadership Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Bay Leadership Academy was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Bay Leadership Academy have?

Bay Leadership Academy has 726 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bay Leadership Academy cover?

Bay Leadership Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Bay Leadership Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.0, and 31% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Bay Leadership Academy?

Bay Leadership Academy is at Osborne Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1AB.