Bodmin College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,236 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Academy converter
Mounts Bay Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 922of 1,020 places
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 191
- Ofsted
- Report card, 24 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Mounts Bay School (URN 112066, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Mounts Bay Academy has no sixth form. Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 87% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.7 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Cornwall, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: 1% took an apprenticeship and 3% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cornwall and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Mounts Bay Academy | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 198 | 5,628 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 87% | 54% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Mounts Bay Academy | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.7 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | 3.89 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.2 | 33.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.0 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 3% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 100% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 67% |
| English Language | 190 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 63% |
| English Literature | 188 | 98% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 128 | 67% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 48% |
| Geography | 122 | 64% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 58% |
| History | 87 | 46% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 41% |
| Art and Design | 62 | 32% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 82% |
| Biology | 61 | 32% | 23% | 20% | 45% | 74% |
| Physics | 59 | 31% | 23% | 22% | 46% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 30% | 23% | 22% | 47% | 83% |
| Spanish | 53 | 28% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 49% |
| Photography | 52 | 27% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 54% |
| Graphic Communication | 43 | 23% | 1% | 12% | 23% | 63% |
| French | 42 | 22% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 12% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 77% |
| Textiles | 17 | 9% | 2% | 12% | 27% | 88% |
| Music | 13 | 7% | 5% | 31% | 33% | 69% |
| Drama | 12 | 6% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 42% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 84 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 38 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 23 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Land Based Ops | 18 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 16 | — | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 15 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
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Callington Community College
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Camborne Science and International Academy
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Cape Cornwall School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.