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Poltair School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Trevarthian Road, Trevarthian Road, St Austell PL25 4BZ · poltairschool.co.uk · 01726 874520
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 882
- 98% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 218 families put the school first and 183 places were offered; 84% 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 | 183 | 218 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 174 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 182 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 170 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 148 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 48.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲48.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.22 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112052)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 28.3 | +5 |
| Further education | 52 | −1.4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −4.2 |
| Employment | 5.3 | +3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | −3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Poltair School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112052), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112052)
Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112052)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 158
- 18% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (30%) with SEND