Falmouth School
Trescobeas Road, Falmouth, TR11 4LH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROSELAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Guest
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Roseland Academy
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,344
- Pupils on roll
- 923
- URN
- 137223
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326372386
About this school
Falmouth School is a secondary academy in Falmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 923 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 169 | 146 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | 48.9 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.41 -0.65 to -0.18 | -0.08 -0.30 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 51.5% | 46.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 66.9% | 69.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 28.4% | 24.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.4 | 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 Falmouth School 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 | 42.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 968 |
| 2024/25 | 893 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Falmouth School compares
Falmouth School ranked 7th 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 | 48.3 | 10.5% | 22.7% | 923 | — |
| Penryn College | 49.2 | 10.5% | 19.5% | 1,140 | 1.1 miles |
| Richard Lander School | 51 | 8.2% | 18.2% | 1,561 | 7.0 miles |
| Penair School | 49.1 | 8.2% | 19.7% | 1,223 | 8.1 miles |
| Redruth School | 45.7 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 1,433 | 8.2 miles |
| Helston Community College | 43.6 | 9% | 20.9% | 1,297 | 8.6 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)
- 22.67%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.45%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Penryn College1.1 miles
Secondary · Penryn
-
Richard Lander School7.0 miles
Secondary · Truro
-
Penair School8.1 miles
Secondary · Truro
-
Redruth School8.2 miles
Secondary · Redruth
-
Helston Community College8.6 miles
Secondary · Helston
Other schools in Falmouth
- Constantine Primary School Primary
- Falmouth Primary Academy Primary
- Flushing School Primary
- King Charles Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marlborough School Primary
- Mawnan CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Mylor Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- St Francis CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth Primary
- Falmouth University Universities
Common questions
- What year groups does Falmouth School teach?
- Falmouth School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Falmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Falmouth School?
- The headteacher of Falmouth School is Mrs Joanne Guest, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Falmouth School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Falmouth School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Falmouth School?
- Falmouth School has 923 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Falmouth School full?
- Falmouth School has capacity for 1,344 pupils and 923 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Falmouth School a faith school?
- No. Falmouth School has no designated religious character.
- Is Falmouth School a selective school?
- No. Falmouth School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Falmouth School?
- Falmouth School is part of THE ROSELAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Falmouth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.7 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Falmouth School rank locally?
- Falmouth School ranked 7th 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 Falmouth School's absence rate?
- Falmouth School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Falmouth School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Falmouth School'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.