Poltair School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 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, PL25 4BZ
- Website
- www.poltairschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 856 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 90.7%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 71 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 31 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 76 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 142 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 142 |
Admissions
Poltair School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 238
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 94 97 |
| Year 8 | 187 101 86 |
| Year 9 | 157 86 71 |
| Year 10 | 167 70 97 |
| Year 11 | 154 72 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |