Mounts Bay Academy

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Mounts Bay Academy
Address
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane

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TR18 3JT

England
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Success for all"
Established1 July 2011
Department for Education URN 136873 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairRobin Webb [1]
HeadSimeon Royle [1]
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment960
HousesRed, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Cool, Warm
Websitewww.mountsbay.org

Mounts Bay Academy (formerly Mounts Bay School) is an academy school in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK. The school teaches 960 11- to 16-year-old students. It has specialist status as a Sports and Community College.

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Facilities

Mounts Bay occupies five buildings: main building, art block, music/drama block, sports building and 'Qube'. The main building houses most of the departments, with some of the subjects housed in exterior buildings. The newest building, known as the 'Qube' (or 'Cube') was primarily built to teach media.

There is also a Sports Centre with two tennis courts and a multi court. On one of the fields there is a cricket pitch, a hockey pitch, two rounders pitches, a 400m running track, a shot put circle, a javelin area, and a football pitch. On the other field there is a rugby pitch. The school also has a 3G astroturf pitch, erected in 2011

History

The school used to be called Heamoor Secondary School, until it became a comprehensive school in 1980.

The academy officially gained academy status on 1 July 2011, and changed its name to Mounts Bay Academy.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mounts Bay School - Inspection Report". Ofsted. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

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