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St Ives School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Higher Tregenna, St Ives TR26 2BB · stivesschool.net · 01736 795608

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
45
average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
580
97% of 600 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Sixth form
No
Free school meals
25.9%
First language not English
1.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 150 (Places 128)150September 2023: 121 (Places 123)121September 2024: 98 (Places 103)98September 2025: 111 (Places 112)111September 2026: 80 (Places 89)80Places 89
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202689800.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251121111100%
September 2024Sept 2024103981100%
September 2023Sept 20231231211100%
September 2022Sept 20221281501.2▲85%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 45% 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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.0 (England 46.3)48.02017/18: 48.1 (England 46.5)48.12018/19: 51.5 (England 46.7)51.52021/22: 52.4 (England 48.8)52.42022/23: 47.4 (England 46.3)47.42023/24: 45.9 (England 45.9)45.92024/25: 45.0 (England 46.0)45.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●4546
●45.0%45.4%
▼59.6%64.8%
▼19.3%40.5%
▼3.804.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form1.8−2.1
Further education83+6.3
Apprenticeship3.6+0.7
Employment3.6−1.3
Not in a lasting destination5.4−4.3
Activity not captured2.7+1.7

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 1 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Ives School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
30 Nov 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
69%
Replies
103
17% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼66% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼61% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (19%) with SEND

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