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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 April 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Sir James Smith's Community School, URN 112039
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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 entry132 applications · 94 places offered · 91 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2025 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2024 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2023 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2022 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
- 2021 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2020 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.4
- 2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2018 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2017 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2015 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Cornwall median
Dashed bars: as Sir James Smith's Community School (URN 112039), the previous school.
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 | 94 | 132 | 1.4 | 91 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 114 | 144 | 1.3 | 113 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 127 | 166 | 1.3 | 129 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 120 | 145 | 1.2 | 120 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 143 | 167 | 1.2 | 143 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 113 | 138 | 1.2 | 112 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 105 | 149 | 1.4 | 104 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 118 | 167 | 1.4 | 116 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 * | 103 | 120 | 1.2 | 99 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 103 | 111 | 1.1 | 103 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 91 | 106 | 1.2 | 91 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 68 | 80 | 1.2 | 68 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 73 | 72 | 1.0 | 59 | 0.81 |
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.) | 99 | 39.9 | 41% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 100 | 42.7 | 43% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 107 | 38.8 | 31% | 50% | −0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 110 | 37.5 | 29% | 46% | −0.47 |
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
- Sir James Smith's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 15.1 km · CornwallStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 18.1 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 23.2 km · CornwallGood20231.3applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 24.0 km · CornwallStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 25.0 km · CornwallGood20241.3applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 29.4 km · CornwallGood20231.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 31.5 km · DevonRemains Good20221.2applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 31.8 km · CornwallGood20242.6applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 146408 · 908/4141
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 696 pupils · 588 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2018
- Replaced
- Sir James Smith's Community School (URN 112039)
- Address
- Dark Lane, Camelford, PL32 9UJ
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources