Secondary
Pool Academy
Church Road, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 714 of 1050 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
38%
41.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 |
| Entered the EBacc | 8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 30% |
| 24/25 | 38% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.89 |
| 22/23 | -0.81 |
| 23/24 | -0.59 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.6 |
| 22/23 | 37.9 |
| 23/24 | 36.7 |
| 24/25 | 41.8 |
Church Road, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Cornwall admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Nick Ward
- Address
- Church Road, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3PZ
- Telephone
- 01209712220