Mounts Bay AcademyCape Cornwall School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Penzance.
Summary of the comparison
Mounts Bay Academy and Cape Cornwall School are secondary schools in Penzance.
Mounts Bay Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cape Cornwall School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cape Cornwall School is ahead on our composite score.
Mounts Bay Academy was judged the expected standard and Cape Cornwall School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.7 for Mounts Bay Academy and 38.4 for Cape Cornwall School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Mounts Bay Academy (47.7 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cape Cornwall School (43.3 in 2021-22, 38.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PenzanceMounts Bay Academy | PenzanceCape Cornwall School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | D53/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 31 in Cornwall | 20th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 975 | 284 | |
| Capacity | 1,020 | 600 | |
| Location | Penzance, TR18 3JT | Penzance, TR19 7JX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 Stronger figure | 38.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.7% Stronger figure | 31.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.0% Stronger figure | 57.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.4% | 64.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 Stronger figure | 3.59 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 191 | 57 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 975 | 284 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.1% | 33.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 6.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 9.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.9% Stronger figure | 30.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Mounts Bay Academy
Cape Cornwall School
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