Pool AcademyHayle Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Pool Academy and Hayle Academy are secondary schools.
Pool Academy scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hayle Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hayle Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Pool Academy was judged the expected standard and Hayle Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.7 for Pool Academy and 40.9 for Hayle Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Pool Academy (38.6 in 2021-22, 47.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hayle Academy (46.6 in 2021-22, 40.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RedruthPool Academy | HayleHayle Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D47/100 | C56/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 31 in Cornwall | 15th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 714 | 623 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 769 | |
| Location | Redruth, TR15 3PZ | Hayle, TR27 4DN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.7 Stronger figure | 40.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.6% Stronger figure | 38.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.4% Stronger figure | 58.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 105 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 681 | 604 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.5% | 30.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.7% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 14.7% | 17.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 6.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% | 8.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.0% | 25.8% Stronger figure | 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.
Pool Academy
Hayle Academy
Full profiles: Pool Academy · Hayle Academy