Bodmin College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,236 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Academy converter
Sir James Smith's School
- Pupils on roll
- 588of 696 places
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 100
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 12 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sir James Smith's Community School (URN 112039, until 1 October 2018).
What the data says
Sir James Smith's School has no sixth form. Of the 110 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 28% to a further education college and 9% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 9% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.7 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Cornwall, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Sir James Smith's School | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 110 | 5,628 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 70% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 54% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 10% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Sir James Smith's School | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.7 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 19% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 3.89 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.5 | 33.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.1 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 100 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 63% |
| English Language | 100 | 100% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 67% |
| English Literature | 98 | 98% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 63% |
| History | 67 | 67% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 36% |
| Combined Science | 66 | 66% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 52% |
| Geography | 64 | 64% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 59% |
| Biology | 31 | 31% | 23% | 16% | 45% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 30% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 87% |
| Physics | 30 | 30% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 90% |
| Music | 19 | 19% | 5% | 5% | 33% | 53% |
| 3D Design | 18 | 18% | 2% | 22% | 16% | 78% |
| German | 17 | 17% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 82% |
| Drama | 16 | 16% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 81% |
| Fine Art | 13 | 13% | 9% | 38% | 28% | 92% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 9% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 56% |
| French | 9 | 9% | 18% | 44% | 29% | 100% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 41 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 40 | — | — |
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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.