Cape Cornwall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 146325
- Address
- Cape Cornwall Street, St Just, TR19 7JX
- Website
- www.cape.cornwall.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 269 (38% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 94.8%
Other White 2.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Irish 0.7%
Mixed 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 5 |
| English Language | GCSE | 24 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 24 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 4 |
| French | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Cape Cornwall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 69 27 42 |
| Year 8 | 50 29 21 |
| Year 9 | 55 30 25 |
| Year 10 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 11 | 39 21 18 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |