Academy sponsor led · Cornwall

Poltair School

11–16Ages
882Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147442URN

Trevarthian Road, Trevarthian Road, St Austell, PL25 4BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.9 above Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

482 applications for 183 places · 2nd of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.7of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

22nd of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.9 above Cornwall median (1.7) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

482 applications · 183 places offered · 218 named it first

2026 2.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.4
2019 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.2; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Poltair School (URN 112052), 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	183	482	2.6	218	1.19
Sep 2025	175	440	2.5	174	0.99
Sep 2024	192	468	2.4	182	0.95
Sep 2023	198	332	1.7	170	0.86
Sep 2022	178	298	1.7	148	0.83
Sep 2021	124	234	1.9	88	0.71
Sep 2020	166	268	1.6	105	0.63
Sep 2019 *	129	290	2.3	118	0.91
Sep 2018 *	130	294	2.3	125	0.96
Sep 2017 *	110	212	1.9	110	1.00
Sep 2016 *	107	233	2.2	96	0.90
Sep 2015 *	100	188	1.9	84	0.84
Sep 2014 *	106	177	1.7	84	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

146 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.722nd of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%24th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	146	41.7	38%	55%	–
2024/25	161	47.4	48%	69%	–
2023/24	152	43.4	30%	52%	+0.26
2022/23	143	44.1	28%	53%	+0.24

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

Poltair SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Penrice Academy
1.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Brannel School
7.5 km · Cornwall

2026

1.5applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Fowey River Academy
10.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
The Roseland Academy
11.7 km · Cornwall

Remains Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Bodmin College
14.0 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Penair School
19.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Wadebridge School
20.0 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Treviglas Academy
20.5 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 45.9Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147442 · 908/4007
Trust: Cornwall Education Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 882 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Poltair School (URN 112052)
Address: Trevarthian Road, Trevarthian Road, St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Local authority: Cornwall

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