Morecambe Bay Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Morecambe, Lancashire
Morecambe Bay Academy is a secondary school in Morecambe, Lancashire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 September 2023.
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Catchment area for Morecambe Bay Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 5BG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,045 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Morecambe Bay Academy are happy, polite and respectful.”
- “They said that they feel part of a close-knit community where everyone is valued.”
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, forge positive relationships with each other and with staff.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils have not benefited from the improvements to the curriculum.”
- “The school’s systems for identifying pupils who are at the early stages of learning to read are in their infancy.”
- “This means that a small proportion of older pupils have not received the timely support that they need to improve their reading knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 22% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 159 first-preference applications, 214 offers in total, 159 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Bay Leadership Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic College 2.4 mi Requires improvement
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 2.8 mi Good
- Lancaster High School 3.1 mi Good
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School 3.1 mi Good
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Carnforth High School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School 11.9 mi School remains Good