Local authority · South West
Secondary schools in Cornwall
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Cornwall has 31 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 5,628 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 15% in a school sixth form, 11% at a sixth form college, 54% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 24% of students in Cornwall went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 45.2 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Cornwall against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 5,628 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (31)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodmin CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,236 | 84% | 46% | 15% | 5% | 28% | 46.0 | 45% |
| Brannel SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 888 | 72% | 1% | 63% | 8% | — | 41.6 | 31% |
| Budehaven Community SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,145 | 77% | 37% | 22% | 3% | 35% | 45.4 | 36% |
| Callington Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 887 | 75% | 23% | 30% | 9% | 45% | 44.0 | 41% |
| Camborne Science and International AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,751 | 80% | 33% | 46% | 4% | 48% | 49.7 | 47% |
| Cape Cornwall SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 302 | 86% | 0% | 83% | 3% | — | 38.4 | 32% |
| Falmouth SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 923 | 77% | 5% | 72% | 8% | 22% | 48.3 | 47% |
| Fowey River AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 676 | 81% | 1% | 46% | 4% | — | 39.7 | 33% |
| Hayle AcademyAcademy converter | 623 | 81% | 2% | 79% | 4% | — | 42.4 | 33% |
| Helston Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,297 | 78% | 40% | 37% | 8% | 29% | 43.6 | 47% |
| Humphry Davy SchoolFoundation school | 740 | 84% | 1% | 83% | 2% | — | 41.5 | 36% |
| Launceston CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,205 | 84% | 23% | 19% | 4% | 29% | 48.0 | 55% |
| Liskeard School and Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,115 | 82% | 28% | 34% | 4% | 48% | 42.8 | 36% |
| Looe Community AcademyAcademy converter | 513 | 82% | 5% | 34% | 5% | — | 39.0 | 24% |
| Mounts Bay AcademyAcademy converter | 922 | 89% | 1% | 87% | 1% | — | 43.7 | 38% |
| Mullion SchoolAcademy converter | 548 | 86% | 16% | 70% | 4% | — | 43.7 | 41% |
| Newquay TretherrasAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,614 | 84% | 37% | 46% | 4% | 37% | 48.4 | 47% |
| Penair SchoolAcademy converter | 1,223 | 88% | 4% | 84% | 4% | — | 49.1 | 56% |
| Penrice AcademyAcademy converter | 1,405 | 85% | 1% | 56% | 5% | — | 50.9 | 52% |
| Penryn CollegeAcademy converter | 1,140 | 78% | 3% | 75% | 7% | — | 49.2 | 49% |
| Poltair SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 882 | 73% | 3% | 49% | 4% | — | 47.4 | 48% |
| Pool AcademyAcademy converter | 714 | 81% | 5% | 75% | 3% | — | 41.8 | 38% |
| Redruth SchoolFoundation school | 1,433 | 75% | 2% | 72% | 9% | — | 45.7 | 42% |
| Richard Lander SchoolCommunity school | 1,561 | 84% | 1% | 83% | 4% | — | 51.0 | 55% |
| Saltash Community SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,139 | 83% | 29% | 41% | 6% | 46% | 42.9 | 39% |
| Sir James Smith's SchoolAcademy converter | 588 | 70% | 2% | 28% | 9% | — | 42.7 | 43% |
| St Ives SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 580 | 85% | 2% | 83% | 5% | — | 45.0 | 45% |
| The Roseland AcademyAcademy converter | 665 | 88% | 0% | 85% | 5% | — | 48.3 | 45% |
| Torpoint Community CollegeFoundation school · sixth form | 668 | 79% | 27% | 41% | 10% | 22% | 41.0 | 38% |
| Treviglas AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 872 | 83% | 21% | 56% | 6% | 7% | 43.0 | 42% |
| Wadebridge SchoolAcademy converter | 1,018 | 78% | 1% | 33% | 7% | — | 44.7 | 43% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (12)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | — | — |
| Truro and Penwith Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 27% | — | — |
| St Josephs Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.7 | 0% |
| The Cornwall Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.5 | 50% |
| Truro High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 368 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.6 | 0% |
| Truro Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 775 | — | — | — | — | — | 34.1 | 0% |
| Callywith Collegesixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33% | — | — |
| Oak Tree Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | 0% |
| Three Bridgesspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form · selective | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 17% |
| Curnow Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 115 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Nancealverne Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 138 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Pencalenick Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 200 | 92% | 0% | 62% | 0% | — | 0.9 | 0% |