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Camborne Science and International Academy

Secondary · Camborne · TR14 7PP

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 January 2024

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At a glance

1,751 pupils · 108% of 1,625 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.cambornescience.co.uk/
URN
136524

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 268 families named it first for 282 Year 7 places, 0.95 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 23 January 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

282 places offered · 268 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

302 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
49.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
69.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
46.7%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B
41
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school49.7
Median of its 12 closest peers48.5
Cornwall average44.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolNorth Shields · 369 miles awayGood49.6
FairfaxSutton Coldfield · 222 miles awayGood49.1
Longsands AcademySt Neots · 260 miles awayGood48.5
Kettlethorpe High SchoolWakefield · 287 miles awayNeeds attention46.9
Tuxford AcademyNewark · 282 miles awayGood46
Philip Morant School and CollegeColchester · 292 miles awayGood44.5
Rastrick High SchoolBrighouse · 283 miles awayGood49.9
Ridgewood SchoolDoncaster · 289 miles awayGood49.5
Outwood Academy ValleyWorksop · 279 miles awayGood50.4
Wildern SchoolSouthampton · 183 miles awayGood48.6
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreDroitwich Spa · 196 miles awayGood44.1
The Joseph Whitaker SchoolMansfield · 269 miles awayGood43.2

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Cornwall 89%, England 59%) · Any other White background 6% (Cornwall 4%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Cornwall 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Cornwall 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

83.29 suspensions per 100 pupils and 4 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cornwall: 37.09 suspensions and 0.43 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0.96% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,366; 14.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,675
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 7% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 2% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £26,000; in-year balance +£940,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
88%
Continuing in education
80%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
48%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
23%
Any sustained destination
86%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.7%62.3%
Social housing6.3%17.1%
Privately rented17%20.5%
Detached houses38.3%22.9%
Flats1.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van10%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018876 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,000215 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,000–£330,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (62)£385,000
Semi-detached (60)£260,000
Terraced (61)£207,000
Flat (32)£119,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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