Pool Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Redruth, Cornwall
TR15 3PZ
Composite score
52.2

Pool Academy at a glance

Located in Redruth, Cornwall, Pool Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 681 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 41.8, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 5.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 61% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Pool Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,258
National rank
#236
In South West
#25
In Cornwall
Top 71%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
38%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
61%
% EBacc grade 5+
3%
EBacc average points score
3.57

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 681 % FSM ever-6 29.5% % EAL 8.7% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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