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Mounts Bay Academy

Coordinates: 50°07′41″N 5°33′25″W / 50.12816°N 5.55700°W / 50.12816; -5.55700
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Mounts Bay Academy
Address
Map
Boscathnoe Lane

, ,
TR18 3JT

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto'Find Your Element'
Established1 July 2011
Department for Education URN136873 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairAnna George[1]
HeadSimeon Royle[1]
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1022
HousesDelphinus, Tucana, Draco, Pavo, Pegasus, Camaeleon, Phoenix
Websitewww.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

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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

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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

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

50°07′41″N 5°33′25″W / 50.12816°N 5.55700°W / 50.12816; -5.55700