St Ives School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives School is a secondary school in St Ives, Cornwall for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 December 2022.
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Catchment area for St Ives 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
- Higher Tregenna, St Ives, TR26 2BB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 580 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 December 2022
Strengths
- “St Ives is a happy and welcoming school.”
- “The school’s core values, including kindness and respect, are important to the school community.”
- “Staff and pupils reflect these values in the positive way they approach school life.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the curriculum is not delivered as effectively as it could be.”
- “This leads to some pupils having gaps in their knowledge.”
- “However, there is not a strong culture of reading across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2023 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45 | 46 |
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: 80 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 80 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.
- Hayle Academy 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Humphry Davy School 6.0 mi Good
- Mounts Bay Academy 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Camborne Science and International Academy 7.5 mi Good
- Pool Academy 9.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cape Cornwall School 10.6 mi Good
- Redruth School 10.9 mi Standards maintained
- Helston Community College 11.3 mi Good