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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 April 2012Graded 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 entry393 applications · 221 places offered · 221 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2025 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2024 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2023 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2022 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2021 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2018 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2017 1.5; 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 | 221 | 393 | 1.8 | 221 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 214 | 439 | 2.1 | 289 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2024 | 219 | 427 | 2.0 | 266 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2023 | 216 | 425 | 2.0 | 332 | 1.54 |
| Sep 2022 | 219 | 387 | 1.8 | 289 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2021 | 217 | 359 | 1.7 | 256 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2020 | 223 | 360 | 1.6 | 250 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 | 220 | 370 | 1.7 | 233 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 | 216 | 328 | 1.5 | 235 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2017 | 207 | 318 | 1.5 | 239 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2016 | 227 | 330 | 1.5 | 253 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 | 204 | 296 | 1.5 | 239 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 | 203 | 265 | 1.3 | 203 | 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.) | 236 | 46.8 | 49% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 226 | 49.2 | 49% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 226 | 45.7 | 41% | 62% | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 225 | 49.0 | 45% | 66% | +0.27 |
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
- Penryn CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · CornwallRemains Good20231.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 11.6 km · CornwallStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · CornwallRemains Good20231.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 13.0 km · CornwallGood20221.4applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · Cornwall20262.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 15.0 km · CornwallGood20241.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
- 17.9 km · CornwallGood20232.1applications per place 45.0Attainment 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
- 136852 · 908/4149
- Trust
- Penryn College
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 1,140 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Penryn College (URN 112044)
- Address
- Kernick Road, Penryn, TR10 8PZ
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources