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Cape Cornwall School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Cape Cornwall Street, St Just, Penzance TR19 7JX · cape.cornwall.sch.uk · 01736 788501
On the mapSearch near TR19 7JX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 302
- 50% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.4%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 62 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 | 62 | 62 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 61 | 61 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.4, and 31.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.59 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112063)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 92.3 | +19.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −12.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Cape Cornwall School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112063), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112063)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112063)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 34
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (35%) with SEND