St Ives SchoolCape Cornwall School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Ives School and Cape Cornwall School are secondary schools.
St Ives School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cape Cornwall School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Ives School is ahead on our composite score.
St Ives School was judged Good and Cape Cornwall School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for St Ives School and 32.7 for Cape Cornwall School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Ives School (52.4 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cape Cornwall School (43.3 in 2021-22, 32.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St IvesSt Ives School | PenzanceCape Cornwall School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | 21st of 31 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 580 | 302 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 600 | |
| Location | St Ives, TR26 2BB | Penzance, TR19 7JX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 Stronger figure | 32.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.7% Stronger figure | 18.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.6% Stronger figure | 40.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 115 | 50 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 573 | 284 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.4% | 33.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.5% | 6.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 9.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.3% 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.
St Ives School
Cape Cornwall School
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