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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 March 2015Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry544 applications · 308 places offered · 326 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2025 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2024 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2023 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2022 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2021 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2020 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2018 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2017 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.2
- 2016 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2015 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2014 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
- This school
- Cornwall median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 308 | 544 | 1.8 | 326 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 332 | 593 | 1.8 | 337 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2024 | 310 | 578 | 1.9 | 332 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 298 | 523 | 1.8 | 342 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2022 | 306 | 518 | 1.7 | 381 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2021 | 287 | 509 | 1.8 | 322 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2020 | 288 | 474 | 1.7 | 293 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 284 | 474 | 1.7 | 312 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 287 | 501 | 1.8 | 351 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 281 | 404 | 1.4 | 315 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 276 | 399 | 1.5 | 279 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 261 | 391 | 1.5 | 304 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2014 | 274 | 367 | 1.3 | 274 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 292 | 53.7 | 62% | 76% | – |
| 2024/25 | 280 | 51.0 | 55% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 288 | 47.3 | 47% | 67% | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 302 | 49.5 | 53% | 69% | +0.03 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Richard Lander SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · CornwallRemains Good20231.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 10.1 km · CornwallStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · CornwallRemains Good20221.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 12.5 km · Cornwall20262.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 14.1 km · CornwallRemains Outstanding20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · CornwallGood20241.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
- 17.4 km · Cornwall20261.5applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 112055 · 908/4160
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,523 pupils · 1,561 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Address
- Higher Besore Road, Truro, TR3 6LT
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources