Sir James Smith's School
About the school
Sir James Smith's School is an open secondary school in Cornwall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 October 2022
- Published
- 24 November 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.7
- Cornwall
- 45.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cornwall
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 43.00%
- Cornwall
- 43.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.00%
- Cornwall
- 63.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.00%
- Cornwall
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.67
- Cornwall
- 3.89
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
605
Girls
48.43%
Boys
51.57%
SEN support
17.19%
Education, health and care plan
2.31%
English as an additional language
1.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.93%
Overall absence
12.7
Persistent absence
38.15
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
110
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
70%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
10%
Not sustained
6%