Sir James Smith's School

About Sir James Smith's School

Sir James Smith's School is a secondary school in Camelford, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 605 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 42.7, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.9 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.

43% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 58% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Sir James Smith's School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 91 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 89% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 12.0%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. Sir James Smith's School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.