St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB · Cornwall · secondary school
13th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 4.7/10 against 929 of them, against 4.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 45.0 · 53 | 30% | 1.58 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.12 · 41 | 25% | 1.03 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 45.0 · 46 | 10% | 0.46 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 45.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 45.0, slightly above the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 for 2023/24 was -0.12, indicating pupils did slightly worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2023. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (4.7 out of 10 either way).
Getting in. The school has 573 pupils in a capacity of 600, leaving 27 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are falling behind in English and maths? What does the daily timetable look like for a Year 10 student? How does the school manage the transition for new students given the competitive entry process?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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