Academy converter · Cornwall

Pool Academy

11–16Ages
714Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136614URN

Church Road, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 above Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

265 applications for 124 places · 3rd of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.7of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

10th of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 14 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
26 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Cornwall median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

265 applications · 124 places offered · 99 named it first

2026 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.4
2019 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.5
2018 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.3
2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.2
2016 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.3
2015 1.5; 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	124	265	2.1	99	0.80
Sep 2025	152	308	2.0	128	0.84
Sep 2024	160	295	1.8	110	0.69
Sep 2023	161	194	1.2	100	0.62
Sep 2022	165	194	1.2	117	0.71
Sep 2021	94	172	1.8	80	0.85
Sep 2020	93	167	1.8	69	0.74
Sep 2019	99	209	2.1	88	0.89
Sep 2018	110	208	1.9	109	0.99
Sep 2017	112	175	1.6	110	0.98
Sep 2016	125	205	1.6	124	0.99
Sep 2015	145	213	1.5	145	1.00
Sep 2014	148	212	1.4	148	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.710th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%7th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	105	47.7	49%	71%	–
2024/25	103	41.8	38%	61%	–
2023/24	103	36.7	30%	54%	−0.59
2022/23	110	37.9	27%	50%	−0.81

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

Pool AcademyThis school
This school

2026

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

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Camborne Science and International Academy
3.4 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Hayle Academy
11.1 km · Cornwall

2026

1.9applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Richard Lander School
12.5 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Penryn College
13.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Helston Community College
13.5 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.4applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Falmouth School
14.8 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
St Ives School
15.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 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: 136614 · 908/4163
Trust: Athena Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 714 on roll
Free school meals: 32.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Pool Business and Enterprise College (URN 112057)
Address: Church Road, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Local authority: Cornwall

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