Cornwall
Pool Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Cornwall school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 47.7 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 47.7
- Attainment 8
- 49%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.59
- Progress 8
- [-0.88, -0.31]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 124 | 99 | 99 (100%) | 265 |
| September 2025 | 152 | 128 | 128 (100%) | 308 |
| September 2024 | 160 | 110 | 110 (100%) | 295 |
| September 2023 | 161 | 100 | 100 (100%) | 194 |
| September 2022 | 165 | 117 | 117 (100%) | 194 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Cornwall’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 105 | 47.7 | — | 48.6% | 9.5% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 103 | 41.8 | — | 37.9% | — | 7.8% | 3.6 |
| 2023/2024 | 103 | 36.7 | -0.59 | 30.1% | — | 6.8% | 3.2 |
| 2022/2023 | 110 | 37.9 | -0.81 | 27.3% | — | 10.9% | 3.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 125 | 38.6 | -0.89 | — | — | 15.0% | 3.2 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Cornwall for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136614 |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Nick Ward |
| Trust | ATHENA LEARNING TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | TR15 3PZ |
| Pupils | 681 |
| FSM eligible | 29.1% |
Contact and identifiers
Church Road, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3PZ
http://poolacademy.co.uk/1209712220| DfE number | 4163 |
| UKPRN | 10033328 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 9 Nov 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 26 Sept 2023 |
| Publication date | 9 Nov 2023 |