Bay Leadership Academy, Morecambe

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to be part of Star Academies and benefit from the expertise, collaborative approaches and comprehensive support that have enabled Star to deliver outstanding results across the country."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, basketball, badminton, running, dance, STEM, art and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Bay Leadership Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 36.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.52: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.4, against 40.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 213 families put Bay Leadership Academy as their first choice and 407 named it as one of their preferences, for 136 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 77 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bay Leadership Academy are Morecambe Bay Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.7); Our Lady's Catholic College (3.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.1); Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (3.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 72.1); and Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (3.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Bay Leadership Academy.

Bay Leadership Academy is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 114 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 76% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 59% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

49.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 220 pupils (30.3%) received SEN support and 45 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Morecambe Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heysham School, 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bay Leadership Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 263 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bay Leadership Academy issued 57 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bay Leadership Academy are Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School (0.2 miles), West End Primary School (0.3 miles), Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (0.7 miles) and Mossgate Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.