Secondary school

Cape Cornwall School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • TR19 7JX
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,800 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 52%52% · 2018/192021/22: top 76%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 838.4 · South West 45.52/10 Well below South West−10 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths31.6% · South West 44.2%2/10 Well below South West−15.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.59 · South West 3.983/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.08 · South West −0.025/10 Middle−5.8 pts since 18/19
Show exam results by year

No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48 · 78 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 38.3 · 53 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 44.2 · 67 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 45.8 · 56 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 43.3 · 58 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 39.5 · 29 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 39.9 · 39 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 38.4 · 57 pupils · South West 45.454838.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 53 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 46% · 67 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 55% · 56 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 40% · 58 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 38% · 29 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 25.6% · 39 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 31.6% · 57 pupils · South West 44.2%55%25.6%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
62 of 62 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6262
2nd190
3rd320

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026302
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.8%
First language not English6.3%
SEN support10.2%
EHC plan9.9%
Absence (sessions missed)10.2%
Persistently absent pupils30.1%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

50.3% full · 600 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.6
Pupils per adult7.8
  • Classroom teachers 19.9
  • Leadership 2.4
  • Teaching assistants 12.7
  • Other support 6.7

Teachers 22.3 FTE · Whole workforce 41.6 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,458
Spend per pupil£10,088
Staff spend per pupil£7,729
Reserve per pupil−£3,423
  • −£972,000revenue reserve
  • −£179,000in-year balance

Grants £9,398 · self-generated £232 · premises £764 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST (35 academies) · trust reserve £1,980,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

39 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.9%
  • Education92.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained2.6%
  • Unknown2.6%