Hayle Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Hayle, Cornwall
Hayle Academy is a secondary school in Hayle, Cornwall for ages 11–16 (academy converter).
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Catchment area for Hayle Academy
- 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
- 3 High Lanes, Hayle, TR27 4DN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 623 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hayle Academy achieve well.”
- “They benefit from learning a well planned, ambitious curriculum that sets them up to be successful in their next steps.”
- “This is reflected in the positive outcomes that pupils, including those that are disadvantaged, achieve at the end of key stage 4.”
To improve
- “On occasion, some pupils do not maintain their focus well enough and therefore produce less or reduced quality work.”
- “However, for some pupils, gaps in areas such as handwriting, spelling and numeracy persist.”
- “On occasion, and usually when the precision of teaching is less effective, some pupils lose focus and show less motivation to complete their work to a high standard.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2026 (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) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.4 | 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: 167 first-preference applications, 135 offers in total, 135 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.
- St Ives School 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Camborne Science and International Academy 4.8 mi Good
- Pool Academy 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Humphry Davy School 7.1 mi Good
- Mounts Bay Academy 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Helston Community College 8.1 mi Good
- Redruth School 8.4 mi Standards maintained
- Cape Cornwall School 13.0 mi Good