Mounts Bay Academy
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| Mounts Bay Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Boscathnoe Lane , , TR18 3JT England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | 'Find Your Element' |
| Established | 1 July 2011 |
| Department for Education URN | 136873 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Anna George[1] |
| Head | Simeon Royle[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1022 |
| Houses | Delphinus, Tucana, Draco, Pavo, Pegasus, Camaeleon, Phoenix |
| Website | www.mountsbay.org |
Mounts Bay Academy (formerly Mounts Bay School) is an academy school in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK. The school teaches 1022 11- to 16-year-old students.
Facilities[edit]
Mounts Bay occupies five buildings: main building, art block, music block, sports building and 'Qube'. The main building houses most of the departments, with some of the subjects housed in exterior buildings. It has a large hall with tiered seating.
There is also a Sports Centre with two tennis courts and a multi court. On the fields there is a cricket pitch, hockey pitches, rounders pitches, a 400m running track, a shot put circle, a javelin area, and football and rugby pitches. The school also has a 3G astroturf pitch and a pump bike track.
History[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mounts Bay School - Inspection Report". Ofsted. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
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