OFSTED
17 January 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 sponsor led
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
302
302 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
160
53.0% of pupils
Male pupils
142
47.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.6 pts
above England
School
37.4%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.0%
287
Any other White background
2.6%
8
Irish
1.0%
3
Unclassified
1.0%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.3%
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
23.2%
70 of
302 pupils
2.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.6 pts
above
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
38.4
0.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.08 · 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
10.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.98 pts
higher than
England
School
10.20%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.28 pts
higher than
England
School
30.10%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
4.35%
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
50.3%
42.0 pts
below England
Cape Cornwall School
50.3%
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.