Falmouth School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Trescobeas Road
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4LH
Phone 01326372386
Reference Number 137223

General Makeup

Number of pupils 893
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.32%
Girls: 44.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 94 70 164
8 107 90 197
9 84 80 164
10 79 74 153
11 77 70 147
12 20 11 31
13 33 4 37

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.2%
White, Other 4.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
African 0.9%
White & Asian 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 8.82 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade E C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) NE C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 98 51
Third Preference 17 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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1.65 miles
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2.12 miles
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3.78 miles
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4.31 miles
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Name Distance
Penryn College
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