Cape Cornwall School

State-Funded School

cape-cornwall-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St IvesConstituency

TR19 7JXPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cape Cornwall School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 302 pupils. Cape Cornwall School is part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.59

Ethnicity

White

99%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

302

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 302
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 May 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.