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Camborne Science and International Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cranberry Road, Camborne TR14 7PP · cambornescience.co.uk · 01209 712280
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,751
- 126 over 1,625 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 268 families put the school first and 282 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 282 | 268 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 293 | 284 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 336 | 304 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 348 | 383 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 357 | 348 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.7, and 46.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (41 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25.9 | −1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.3 | — |
| Further education | 57.8 | +6.3 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 students | B (41) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 95 students | B (41.3) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 41 students | Dist (34.2) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 81 | B (41.1) | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 92 | B- (36.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 80 | B+ (43) | — |
| 2018/19 | 71 | B- (37.1) | +0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 69 | C+ (35) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | C (30.1) | +0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 103 | C (30.5) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.6 | −7.1 |
| Further and other education | 4.8 | +2 |
| Further education | 2.9 | — |
| Other education | 1.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 26.2 | +2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Camborne Science and International Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (385 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 47%
- Replies
- 385
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 85 parents (22%) with SEND