Bodmin College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,236 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Academy special converter
Pencalenick School
- Pupils on roll
- 200of 199 places
- Free school meals
- 58.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 36
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 7 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Pencalenick School (URN 112084, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 26 pupils who finished Year 11 at Pencalenick School in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 62% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 0.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Cornwall, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and 4% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cornwall and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Pencalenick School | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 26 | 5,628 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 62% | 54% | 37% |
| — other education | 31% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Pencalenick School | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 0.9 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.08 | 3.89 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 58% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 1.5 | 33.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 0.0 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 3% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 1 | 3% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Geography | 1 | 3% | 41% | — | 25% | — |
| Mathematics | 1 | 3% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| Combined Science | 1 | 3% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 1 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Cornwall
Brannel School
Academy sponsor led · 888 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6
Budehaven Community School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,145 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.4
Callington Community College
Academy converter · sixth form · 887 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.0
Camborne Science and International Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,751 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Cape Cornwall School
Academy sponsor led · 302 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.