St Ives School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cornwall
Higher Tregenna, St Ives, TR26 2BB
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
26.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
580
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
111 of 111 families who put it first got an offer
112
Places offered
182
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 111 | 111 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 182 | 112 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Oates
- Address
- Higher Tregenna, St Ives, TR26 2BB
- Phone
- 01736795608
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward / constituency
- St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay · St Ives
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 140675
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
580 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
01 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 598 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 106 | 12% | 48% | 62% | |
| English Language | 106 | 15% | 58% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 106 | 15% | 63% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 1% | 22% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 72 | 13% | 51% | 65% | |
| Geography | 65 | 28% | 65% | 72% | |
| History | 58 | 22% | 45% | 57% | |
| Film Studies | 41 | 20% | 59% | 63% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 14% | 49% | 60% | |
| Biology | 32 | 22% | 94% | 97% | |
| Physics | 31 | 26% | 81% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 16% | 84% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cornwall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.