Cape Cornwall School is a secondary school located in Penzance. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 23/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cape Cornwall Street, Penzance

School Information

Address: Cape Cornwall Street, Penzance, TR19 7JX
Website: www.cape.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01736788501
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jan Woodhouse
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 146325

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 140
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.05 Confidence interval -0.39 to 0.29
Of the 56 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 54 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:55%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Just Primary School
Bosorne Road , St Just TR19 7JU 		3out of 4 353 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cape Cornwall School
Cape Cornwall Street , St Just TR19 7JX 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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