Academy converter · Cornwall

Falmouth School

11–18Ages
923Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137223URN

Trescobeas Road, Falmouth, TR11 4LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

276 applications for 170 places · 19th of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.1of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

4th of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Cornwall median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

276 applications · 170 places offered · 168 named it first

2026 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.4
2019 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.3
2017 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.2
2016 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
2015 1.3; 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	170	276	1.6	168	0.99
Sep 2025	160	218	1.4	103	0.64
Sep 2024	172	244	1.4	131	0.76
Sep 2023	218	214	1.0	122	0.56
Sep 2022	192	198	1.0	140	0.73
Sep 2021	168	209	1.2	139	0.83
Sep 2020	152	198	1.3	134	0.88
Sep 2019	172	256	1.5	167	0.97
Sep 2018	150	211	1.4	138	0.92
Sep 2017	178	203	1.1	151	0.85
Sep 2016	142	177	1.3	128	0.90
Sep 2015	127	169	1.3	121	0.95
Sep 2014	119	160	1.3	119	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

153 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.14th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%9th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	153	49.1	48%	70%	–
2024/25	146	48.3	47%	70%	–
2023/24	169	48.9	52%	67%	−0.08
2022/23	147	42.7	42%	62%	−0.41

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

Falmouth SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Penryn College
1.7 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Penair School
13.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Redruth School
13.3 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Helston Community College
14.0 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.4applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Pool Academy
14.8 km · Cornwall

2026

2.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Camborne Science and International Academy
16.7 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Mullion School
17.9 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.1applications per place 45.0Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137223 · 908/4152
Trust: The Roseland Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,344 pupils · 923 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Falmouth School (URN 112047)
Address: Trescobeas Road, Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Local authority: Cornwall

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