School Summary

Mounts Bay Academy


Boys: 495
Girls: 502
Total Pupils: 997
Opened: 01-07-2011
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Les Hall
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3JT
Telephone: 01736363240
Website: https://www.mountsbay.org

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AdministrativeWard (name): Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Cornwall
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Cornwall
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Easting: 145916
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GOR (name): South West
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Les
HeadLastName: Hall
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LA (name): Cornwall
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LastChangedDate: 26-06-2023
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NumberOfPupils: 997
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OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): St Ives
PercentageFSM: 15.40
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SchoolCapacity: 1020
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SchoolSponsors (name): Leading Edge Academies Partnership (LEAP)
SchoolWebsite: www.mountsbay.org
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SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 16
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Boscathnoe Lane
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Town: Penzance
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TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
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Trusts (name): LEADING EDGE ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP
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UKPRN: 10034131
UPRN: 100041028270
URN: 136873
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Ah, Mounts Bay. I was but a young, Cornish youth when I first embarked on my journey here. There were highs, there were lows. There were people of virtue, and people of despair. Lessons of great interest, lessons of dire boredom.\n\nAn adventure fit for a king! But not for your child. 2\/10.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Ah, Mounts Bay. I was but a young, Cornish youth when I first embarked on my journey here. There were highs, there were lows. There were people of virtue, and people of despair. Lessons of great interest, lessons of dire boredom.\n\nAn adventure fit for a king! But not for your child. 2\/10.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Ivan Von Mayer","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107641201567028912575\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUmoMX7oecJCH23s4m3hPZyHW-hqtxOl1d0KrtYDlW5zos=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-11-01T10:43:39Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I have had four children pass through this school, all with very different needs. It has been the most fantastic place for all my children to develop into well qualified, caring adults in the most supportive and caring environment any parent could wish for. Amazing teachers, amazing leaders, and recognised as such by OFSTED. No complaints from me, or any other parents I know for that matter!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I have had four children pass through this school, all with very different needs. It has been the most fantastic place for all my children to develop into well qualified, caring adults in the most supportive and caring environment any parent could wish for. Amazing teachers, amazing leaders, and recognised as such by OFSTED. No complaints from me, or any other parents I know for that matter!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Kester Hail","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109006743146125510635\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKQf_XCiKjinvKKe0xd7iMvyQV3x6J4A0nZ8ZlXhjN3=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-03-21T21:09:48Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"my kid has been 'educated' in some of the 'top' systems around the world, his older sister too and to date this is the best school my son has attended, while his sister attended a sim non-acad in london, also excellent. i recommend both to unpretentious parents seeking an ambitious school that hasnt forgotten what it is to be a teen - we live in the middle of a challenging nowhere but by some miracle the school doesnt feel like some backwater drinking hole for trump voters\n\nnegs - uniform is pretty crap. am not a uniform enthusiast and this one could use dropping or a practical update. as for student attitude - small number of them seem to have regrettable amounts of unhelpful tendancies but i think the school does a good job mitigating and minimising the detrious \/ impact","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"my kid has been 'educated' in some of the 'top' systems around the world, his older sister too and to date this is the best school my son has attended, while his sister attended a sim non-acad in london, also excellent. i recommend both to unpretentious parents seeking an ambitious school that hasnt forgotten what it is to be a teen - we live in the middle of a challenging nowhere but by some miracle the school doesnt feel like some backwater drinking hole for trump voters\n\nnegs - uniform is pretty crap. am not a uniform enthusiast and this one could use dropping or a practical update. as for student attitude - small number of them seem to have regrettable amounts of unhelpful tendancies but i think the school does a good job mitigating and minimising the detrious \/ impact","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Joy Dot","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106704529795789011444\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjU52V6Zz3_dnqLEF4qcgSIYdiJvrRgjARHR_AL-phnVUak=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-02-28T10:21:37Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Great place to go if you want your child to be punished with 4 after school detentions and an exclusion for doing literally nothing, teachers are lying, arrogant and cretinous. Do NOT send your child here if you want them to get anywhere in life.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Great place to go if you want your child to be punished with 4 after school detentions and an exclusion for doing literally nothing, teachers are lying, arrogant and cretinous. Do NOT send your child here if you want them to get anywhere in life.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Vast Horizon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108509653701226695755\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVE5s3lqh4Hq8tKA5PO1qf_x4odCNpSoAJeuCb3IV3gJg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-04-24T14:23:11Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Disgusting treatment of a 14 year old girl who was excluded when she cut her hair to raise money for charity. Wouldn't send my children to such an unprogressive school with archaic rules like these.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Disgusting treatment of a 14 year old girl who was excluded when she cut her hair to raise money for charity. Wouldn't send my children to such an unprogressive school with archaic rules like these.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Simeon Morgan","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116177095666045274393\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWgJXGPoP2IuLA3r0j2GMD_6e4ZcxyfXs7YD0DaYhNnGLvn=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5"},"publishTime":"2018-01-08T11:55:55Z"}]