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Best Secondary Schools in Cornwall

31 secondary schools found

Key Facts

  • In Cornwall, there are 31 secondary schools, accounting for 6.4% of the total in the region, with 30,829 pupils enrolled across these institutions.
  • Ofsted inspections in Cornwall show 78.6% of secondary schools rated Good or Outstanding, with a breakdown of 2 Outstanding and 20 Good out of 28 inspected schools.
  • Cornwall's secondary schools have a pupil-teacher ratio of 16.76, with spending per pupil at £7,788, and 25.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average.
  • Achievement metrics in Cornwall's secondary schools show a Progress 8 score of -0.11, 39.9% of pupils achieving grade 5+ in English & maths, and a persistent absence rate of 31.7%.
Poltair School logo

Poltair School

Ofsted

Good

St Austell, PL25 4BZ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.26
Attainment 843.4
Eng+Maths52%
Pupils877
Camborne Science and International Academy logo

Camborne Science and International Academy

Ofsted

Good

Camborne, TR14 7PP

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.15
Attainment 847.3
Eng+Maths64%
Pupils1,783
Launceston College logo

Launceston College

Ofsted

Good

Launceston, PL15 9JR

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.22
Attainment 846.0
Eng+Maths72%
Pupils1,280
Mullion School logo

Mullion School

Ofsted

Good

Helston, TR12 7EB

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.15
Attainment 842.9
Eng+Maths67%
Pupils557
Brannel School logo

Brannel School

Ofsted

Good

St Austell, PL26 7RN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.02
Attainment 840.8
Eng+Maths51%
Pupils931
BC

Budehaven Community School

Ofsted

Good

Bude, EX23 8DQ

State · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.22
Attainment 843.0
Eng+Maths63%
Pupils1,140
Mounts Bay Academy logo

Mounts Bay Academy

Ofsted

Good

Penzance, TR18 3JT

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.56
Attainment 841.7
Eng+Maths54%
Pupils975
Humphry Davy School logo

Humphry Davy School

Ofsted

Good

Penzance, TR18 2TG

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.27
Attainment 842.2
Eng+Maths59%
Pupils770
TR

The Roseland Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Truro, TR2 5SE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.41
Attainment 849.0
Eng+Maths70%
Pupils662
Cape Cornwall School logo

Cape Cornwall School

Ofsted

Good

Penzance, TR19 7JX

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.08
Attainment 839.9
Eng+Maths59%
Pupils284
Callington Community College logo

Callington Community College

Ofsted

Good

Callington, PL17 7DR

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.28
Attainment 840.1
Eng+Maths53%
Pupils862
Helston Community College logo

Helston Community College

Ofsted

Good

Helston, TR13 8NR

Academy · Secondary · Ages 0–18

Progress 8-0.48
Attainment 839.2
Eng+Maths54%
Pupils1,326
PS

Penair School

Ofsted

Good

Truro, TR1 1TN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.05
Attainment 848.0
Eng+Maths70%
Pupils1,239
Wadebridge School logo

Wadebridge School

Ofsted

Good

Wadebridge, PL27 6BU

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.05
Attainment 846.3
Eng+Maths66%
Pupils1,050
PA

Penrice Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

St Austell, PL25 3NR

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.32
Attainment 848.5
Eng+Maths75%
Pupils1,422
Saltash Community School logo

Saltash Community School

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Saltash, PL12 4AY

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.30
Attainment 845.4
Eng+Maths63%
Pupils1,149
Treviglas Academy logo

Treviglas Academy

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Newquay, TR7 3JA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.01
Attainment 843.0
Eng+Maths57%
Pupils860
Redruth School logo

Redruth School

Ofsted

Good

Redruth, TR15 1TA

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.17
Attainment 845.3
Eng+Maths65%
Pupils1,465
Falmouth School logo

Falmouth School

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Falmouth, TR11 4LH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.08
Attainment 848.9
Eng+Maths67%
Pupils893
Bodmin College logo

Bodmin College

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Bodmin, PL31 1DD

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8-0.44
Attainment 838.6
Eng+Maths53%
Pupils1,438
Hayle Academy logo

Hayle Academy

Hayle, TR27 4DN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.13
Attainment 842.9
Eng+Maths61%
Pupils604
Pool Academy logo

Pool Academy

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Redruth, TR15 3PZ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.59
Attainment 836.7
Eng+Maths54%
Pupils681
RL

Richard Lander School

Ofsted

Good

Truro, TR3 6LT

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.07
Attainment 847.3
Eng+Maths67%
Pupils1,525
Sir James Smith's School logo

Sir James Smith's School

Camelford, PL32 9UJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.43
Attainment 838.8
Eng+Maths50%
Pupils605

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 31 secondary schools in Cornwall, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

MetricCornwallEngland
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)79%90%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8-0.11+0.00
Attainment 844.046.1
AttendancePersistent Absence32%20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio16.8:118.1:1
Spending per Pupil£7,788£7,460

About This Data

  • •School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
  • •Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
  • •Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.
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