OFSTED
8 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Cornwall
Trust
TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
548
548 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
262
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
286
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.6 pts
above England
School
25.4%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.6 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.3%
517
Any other White background
2.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
8
Unclassified
1.1%
6
White and Black African
0.5%
3
Gypsy / Roma
0.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.8%
147 of
548 pupils
6.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.7
4.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.15 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.86 pts
higher than
England
School
9.07%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.28 pts
higher than
England
School
26.09%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.70 pts
higher than
England
School
3.50%
Cornwall
1.49%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.2%
1.8 pts
above England
Mullion School
94.2%
Cornwall
85.8%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.