60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
19%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
414.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
573
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
Admissions—
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of St Ives School · Secondary · Cornwall
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-6pp
78%69%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
+0pp
51%48%45%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
45.0
-0.9
52.448.745.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.0
EBacc entry
19%
-22pp
41%30%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
EBacc APS
414.2
-23.5
509.9450.2390.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 414.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
573
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Higher Tregenna, St Ives, TR26 2BB
Local authority
Cornwall
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 45% | 45.0 | Not applicable | 19% | 414.2 | 19% | 573 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 45% | 45.9 | -0.12 | 41% | 437.7 | 43% | 587 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 51% | 47.4 | +0.00 | 30% | 509.9 | 30% | 614 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 50% | 52.4 | -0.16 | 27% | 453.0 | 34% | 614 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 45% | 51.5 | +0.34 | 23% | 390.5 | 27% | 534 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 48% | 48.1 | +0.12 | 22% | 531.8 | 32% | 539 |
| 2016/17 | 68% | 50% | 48.0 | +0.02 | 11% | — | 21% | 552 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 573 | 17.3 | 18% | 0% | 23% | 9% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 587 | 15.8 | 18% | 0% | 24% | 11% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 614 | 16.2 | 17% | 0% | 24% | 10% | 37% |
| 2021/22 | 614 | 17.5 | 16% | 1% | 25% | 10% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 598 | 18.5 | 17% | 2% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 534 | 16.8 | 17% | 2% | 21% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 539 | 14.6 | 16% | 2% | 23% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 552 | 13.8 | 16% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.