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Newquay Tretherras
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Trevenson Road, Newquay TR7 3BH · tretherras.net · 01637 872080
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,614
- 99% of 1,634 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 231 families put the school first and 237 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 | 237 | 231 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 289 | 289 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 297 | 358 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 297 | 314 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 294 | 356 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.4, and 46.8% 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- (37.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.2 | −12 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 57.1 | +13.7 |
| Other education | 1 | −1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 students | B- (37.5) | Average +0.06 | |
| 75 students | B- (37) | Average +0.07 | |
| 44 students | Dist+ (38.9) | Well above average +0.62 | |
| 17 students | Dist*- (45.3) | Well above average +1.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 78 | C+ (32.1) | -0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 69 | B (38.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 77 | B (40.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 97 | C+ (34.2) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 118 | C (31.2) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 91 | C+ (32.1) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 107 | C (29.6) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 32.7 | −12.3 |
| Further education | 1.8 | −2.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 37.3 | +6.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7.3 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Newquay Tretherras was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (456 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 456
- 26% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 114 parents (25%) with SEND