Sir James Smith's School

State-Funded School

sir-james-smiths-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

North CornwallConstituency

PL32 9UJPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sir James Smith's 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 588 pupils. Sir James Smith's School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43%
EBacc average point score: 3.67

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

588

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

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: 588
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Westcountry Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.