Newquay Tretherras
Trevenson Road, Newquay, TR7 3BH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Gemma Harries
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,634
- Pupils on roll
- 1,614
- URN
- 136533
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01637872080
About this school
Newquay Tretherras is a secondary academy in Newquay. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,614 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newquay Tretherras, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 310 | 280 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 49.5 | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.11 to +0.22 | +0.17 +0.01 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 50.6% | 46.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 72.3% | 67.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 30.3% | 31.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newquay Tretherras has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.5 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.5 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,729 |
| 2023/24 | 1,727 |
| 2024/25 | 1,653 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newquay Tretherras compares
Newquay Tretherras ranked 6th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.4 | 10.9% | 19.9% | 1,614 | — |
| Treviglas Academy | 43 | 8% | 27.7% | 872 | 0.4 miles |
| Brannel School | 41.6 | 10.1% | 30.4% | 888 | 9.1 miles |
| Penair School | 49.1 | 8.2% | 19.7% | 1,223 | 10.4 miles |
| The Roseland Academy | 48.3 | 8.7% | 21% | 665 | 12.1 miles |
| Wadebridge School | 44.7 | 8.9% | 24.9% | 1,018 | 12.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.89%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.85%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Treviglas Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Newquay
-
Brannel School9.1 miles
Secondary · St Austell
-
Penair School10.4 miles
Secondary · Truro
-
The Roseland Academy12.1 miles
Secondary · Truro
-
Wadebridge School12.4 miles
Secondary · Wadebridge
Other schools in Newquay
- Treviglas Academy Secondary
- Cubert Primary School Primary
- Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School Primary
- Nansledan School Primary
- Newquay Junior Academy Primary
- Newquay Primary Academy Primary
- St Columb Minor Academy Primary
- St Newlyn East Learning Academy Primary
- Summercourt Academy Primary
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primary
- Trenance Learning Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newquay Tretherras teach?
- Newquay Tretherras teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newquay.
- Who is the headteacher of Newquay Tretherras?
- The headteacher of Newquay Tretherras is Ms Gemma Harries, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newquay Tretherras been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newquay Tretherras, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newquay Tretherras?
- Newquay Tretherras has 1,614 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Newquay Tretherras full?
- Newquay Tretherras has capacity for 1,634 pupils and 1,614 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newquay Tretherras a faith school?
- No. Newquay Tretherras has no designated religious character.
- Is Newquay Tretherras a selective school?
- No. Newquay Tretherras is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Newquay Tretherras part of an academy trust?
- Newquay Tretherras is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newquay Tretherras's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.5 in 2022/23 and 48.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newquay Tretherras compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Newquay Tretherras ranked 6th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newquay Tretherras's absence rate?
- Newquay Tretherras's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newquay Tretherras's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newquay Tretherras's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.