Sir James Smith's School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Camelford, Cornwall
PL32 9UJ
Composite score
53.4

About Sir James Smith's School

Sir James Smith's School is a secondary school in Camelford, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. 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 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 further down the page.

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#2,112
National rank
#219
In South West
#23
In Cornwall
Top 67%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
43%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
58%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.67

School profile

Pupils on roll 605 % FSM ever-6 27.9% % EAL 1.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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