Falmouth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth School is a secondary school in Falmouth, Cornwall for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025.
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Catchment area for Falmouth School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Trescobeas Road, Falmouth, TR11 4LH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 923 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Falmouth School is aspirational for its pupils.”
- “Expectations are increasingly high.”
- “The curriculum is ambitious, broad and sequenced carefully.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, the school knows there is more to do.”
- “The workbooks are newer in some subjects and need more time to have the impact intended.”
- “Sometimes expectations could be higher and errors picked up more rigorously, where there are inconsistencies in approach.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | E | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 168 first-preference applications, 170 offers in total, 168 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Penryn College 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Richard Lander School 7.0 mi School remains Good
- Penair School 8.1 mi School remains Good
- Redruth School 8.2 mi Standards maintained
- Helston Community College 8.6 mi Good
- Pool Academy 9.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Camborne Science and International Academy 10.4 mi Good
- Mullion School 11.1 mi Good