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Pool Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Church Road, Pool, Redruth TR15 3PZ · poolacademy.co.uk · 01209 712220
On the mapSearch near TR15 3PZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 714
- 68% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 99 families put the school first and 124 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 | 124 | 99 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 152 | 128 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 160 | 110 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 117 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.8, and 37.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.9 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 68 | −15.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7 | +7.1 |
| Employment | 5.8 | +4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.7 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Pool Academy on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (212 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 47%
- Positive
- 27%
- Replies
- 212
- 31% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 76 parents (36%) whose child was bullied
based on 85 parents (40%) with SEND