Millbay Academy
Plymouth
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About Millbay Academy
Millbay Academy is a secondary academy in Plymouth, Plymouth. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 20 member schools: 10 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, 6 special schools, 1 all-through school, 1 alternative provision setting. Local authorities: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Devon | Gloucestershire | Plymouth | Wiltshire. Regions: South West. — from the REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Millbay Academy
- Address
- 22 Millbay Road
- Postcode
- PL1 3EG
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Parliamentary constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- URN (official identifier)
- 147905
- Establishment number
- 4006
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 526
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 570
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Bisco
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 27 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- millbayacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01752221927
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2020
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Millbay Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 526 | 38,227 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 56.3% | 26.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 22.8% | 15.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 8.4% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 31.6% | 11.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
4 published inspections for Millbay Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 24 Apr 2024
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Plymouth School of Creative Arts (URN 139923)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- School is not taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 14 Jan 2020
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Plymouth School of Creative Arts (URN 139923)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 4 Mar 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Plymouth School of Creative Arts (URN 139923)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 17 Jul 2015
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Millbay Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 10.8% | 9.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 32.4% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Millbay Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £316,800 for 288 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 55.5% | 27.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £610 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Millbay Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 550 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Plymouth average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,715,000 £8,573 per pupil | £8,335 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £4,176,000 £7,593 per pupil | £7,485 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,147,000 £3,904 per pupil · 51.4% | £4,415 · 59.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £402,000 £731 per pupil · 9.6% | £684 · 9.1% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £161,000 £293 per pupil · 3.9% | £54 · 0.7% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £161,000 £293 per pupil · 3.9% | £31 · 0.4% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £539,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £148,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,288 per pupil, supply and agency £771 per pupil — spending up £1,305 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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