Falmouth School
Trescobeas Road, Falmouth, TR11 4LHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Falmouth School is a secondary school in Falmouth for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. It ranks 9th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 April 2025, report published 14 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 April 2025
Falmouth School is aspirational for its pupils. Expectations are increasingly high. The curriculum is ambitious, broad and sequenced carefully. Staff share in leaders' determination and want the best for the pupils they teach. They ensure lessons are predictable, clear and meaningful. Pupils take pride in their work and achievements. Many realise their potential. Overall, pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged. The school has improved how it promotes positive behaviour successfully. Staff apply the school's behaviour policy consistently and fairly. Pupils behave well. Lessons are focused and purposeful. Low level disruption is extremely rare. Pupils move around the school calmly and respectfully. Pupils make a positive contribution to the friendly atmosphere. Pupils benefit from an extremely broad and varied offer. They embrace the opportunities to build on their interests and talents. For example, the school provides a wide array of extra-curricular opportunities across sports, the arts and in response to pupils' passions. Pupils contribute to the life of the school and wider community diligently. The school is establishing itself at the centre of the community effectively.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, the implementation of the curriculum is varied. This means that, at times, pupils' learning is stronger in some subjects than others, including for those with SEND. The school should further strengthen how staff implement the curriculum so that there is even greater consistency in the outcomes that pupils achieve.
- The school's vision for the sixth form has yet to be realised. This means the curriculum choices for pupils who would like to remain in the school's sixth form post-16 are not as broad as the school's ambition. The school should continue to grow provision in the sixth form so that it can mirror the breadth of curriculum provision seen in key stages 3 and 4.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
146 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
7 students
Average A level grade E, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
923 pupils on roll, with places for 1,344
Schools near Falmouth School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penryn College | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 49.2 |
| Richard Lander School | 7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 51.0 |
| Truro High School | 7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 46.6 |
| Truro School | 7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 34.1 |
| Penair School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 49.1 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE ROSELAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Guest
- Phone
- 01326372386
- Address
- Trescobeas Road, Falmouth, TR11 4LH
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 137223
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.