Falmouth School

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

Description

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Falmouth School TR11 4LH is not explicitly mentioned, but the information provided can be applied to Falmouth Public Schools, which encompasses the region's education system. Falmouth Public Schools comprises three schools with a total student population of 2,011. The district offers a diverse educational experience that includes preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school.

Falmouth High School, which is the 9-12 grade institution, has a student population of 700 students and is recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. The enrollment ratio at Falmouth Public Schools is 10:1, and the district strives to provide a quality educational experience with a budget that supports per-pupil expenditures above the state average.

With a student body that is approximately 89.3% White, 5.7% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1.4% Hispanic/Latino, Falmouth Public Schools also maintains low percentages of economically disadvantaged students (2.9% eligible for free or reduced lunch) and English language learners (2.6%). For further information, one may visit the official Falmouth Public Schools website.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 945
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.5%
Girls: 45.5%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 185
8 170
9 157
10 176
11 149
12 63
13 45

Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-23
Date Description Report
2023-02-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-03-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-11-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-02-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-05-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-11-23 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-06-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Falmouth School
2009-11-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-01-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-03-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:

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)
42.7 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 41% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 55% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.41 Upgrade Upgrade

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:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 89 55
Third Preference 3 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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