St Ives SchoolHayle Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Ives School and Hayle Academy are secondary schools.
St Ives School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hayle Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Ives School was judged Good and Hayle Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for St Ives School and 40.9 for Hayle Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Ives School (52.4 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hayle Academy (46.6 in 2021-22, 40.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St IvesSt Ives School | HayleHayle Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | 15th of 31 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 580 | 623 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 769 | |
| Location | St Ives, TR26 2BB | Hayle, TR27 4DN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 Stronger figure | 40.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.7% | 38.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.6% Stronger figure | 58.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 115 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 573 | 604 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.4% | 30.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.5% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 17.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 6.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% | 8.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.3% | 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.
St Ives School
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