Mounts Bay Academy is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Cornwall, Cornwall. The school has 975 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 1 December 2021). Last inspected 24 March 2026. The Principal is Simeon Royle. The school is administered by Cornwall local authority. It belongs to TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 July 2011.
Applications for places at Mounts Bay Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Cornwall). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
43.7
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.56
Progress 8 · 2023-24
38%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
66%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.82
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
41%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.