Academy converter · Cornwall

Camborne Science and International Academy

11–18Ages
1,751Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136524URN

Cranberry Road, Camborne, TR14 7PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

392 applications for 282 places · 26th of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.6of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

2nd of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Cornwall median (1.7) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

392 applications · 282 places offered · 268 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.4
2019 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
2017 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.2
2016 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2015 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2014 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 0 of 13 years.

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	282	392	1.4	268	0.95
Sep 2025	293	413	1.4	284	0.97
Sep 2024	336	464	1.4	304	0.90
Sep 2023	348	469	1.4	383	1.10
Sep 2022	357	418	1.2	348	0.97
Sep 2021	300	386	1.3	294	0.98
Sep 2020	326	400	1.2	312	0.96
Sep 2019	309	415	1.3	303	0.98
Sep 2018	296	370	1.3	292	0.99
Sep 2017	296	348	1.2	293	0.99
Sep 2016	253	292	1.2	253	1.00
Sep 2015	214	254	1.2	212	0.99
Sep 2014	184	218	1.2	184	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

274 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.62nd of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%3rd of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths74%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	274	53.6	60%	74%	–
2024/25	302	49.7	47%	69%	–
2023/24	301	47.3	43%	64%	−0.15
2022/23	302	44.5	37%	55%	−0.24

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

Camborne Science and International AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Pool Academy
3.4 km · Cornwall

2026

2.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Redruth School
5.7 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Hayle Academy
7.8 km · Cornwall

2026

1.9applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
St Ives School
12.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Helston Community College
12.2 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.4applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Penryn College
15.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Richard Lander School
15.8 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Falmouth School
16.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136524 · 908/4158
Trust: Athena Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,625 pupils · 1,751 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Address: Cranberry Road, Camborne, TR14 7PP
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources