Poltair School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 2024 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
- 147442
- Address
- Trevarthian Road, Trevarthian Road, PL25 4BZ
- Website
- www.poltairschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 877 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 89.4%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2.1%
African 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.3
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Poltair School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 210
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 108 93 |
| Year 8 | 187 93 94 |
| Year 9 | 177 100 77 |
| Year 10 | 149 84 65 |
| Year 11 | 163 67 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |