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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 April 2017Graded 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 entry437 applications · 236 places offered · 222 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2025 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2024 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2023 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2022 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2021 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2020 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2019 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2018 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2017 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.2
- 2016 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2015 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2014 1.4; 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 | 236 | 437 | 1.9 | 222 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 256 | 455 | 1.8 | 244 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 267 | 437 | 1.6 | 247 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 251 | 346 | 1.4 | 203 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2022 | 245 | 343 | 1.4 | 192 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2021 | 242 | 351 | 1.5 | 192 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2020 | 237 | 397 | 1.7 | 227 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 202 | 368 | 1.8 | 179 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 214 | 318 | 1.5 | 173 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2017 | 166 | 235 | 1.4 | 160 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 165 | 224 | 1.4 | 159 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 | 204 | 273 | 1.3 | 183 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 194 | 268 | 1.4 | 194 | 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.) | 227 | 49.4 | 51% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 232 | 49.1 | 56% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 205 | 48.0 | 54% | 70% | +0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 219 | 45.3 | 50% | 71% | −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
- Penair SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · CornwallRemains Good20231.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 8.9 km · CornwallRemains Outstanding20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · Cornwall20261.5applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · CornwallRemains Good20221.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 13.0 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 15.3 km · CornwallStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 16.7 km · CornwallRemains Good20241.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 17.0 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136567 · 908/4166
- Trust
- Penair School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,320 pupils · 1,223 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Penair School A Science College (URN 112060)
- Address
- St Clement, Truro, TR1 1TN
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources