Mounts Bay Academy

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.

Mounts Bay Academy
Address
Boscathnoe Lane Heamoor, Penzance , Cornwall , 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

Facilities

Mounts Bay occupies seven buildings: main building, art block, music block, sports building, 'Qube' and two smaller language buildings. 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

The school used to be called Heamoor Secondary School, until it became a comprehensive school in 1980.^[2]

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