Secondary
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 922 of 1020 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
38%
43.7
3rd of 3 by our score, among the secondary schools in Penzance we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 |
| Entered the EBacc | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47% |
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 33% |
| 24/25 | 38% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.38 |
| 22/23 | -0.40 |
| 23/24 | -0.56 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.7 |
| 22/23 | 45.1 |
| 23/24 | 41.7 |
| 24/25 | 43.7 |
Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Cornwall admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Simeon Royle
- Address
- Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JT
- Telephone
- 01736363240