Sir James Smith's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 146408
- Address
- Dark Lane, PL32 9UJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 600 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 95%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.8%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Sir James Smith's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 123 60 63 |
| Year 8 | 147 77 70 |
| Year 9 | 116 53 63 |
| Year 10 | 106 53 53 |
| Year 11 | 108 58 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |