▁Com pre h ensive ▁It ▁became ▁compreh ensive ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁it ▁lost ▁its ▁sixth ▁form . ▁St ▁Aust ell ▁Six th ▁Form ▁College ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Mid - C orn wall ▁College ▁of ▁Further ▁Education ▁on ▁Palace ▁Road . ▁These ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁form ▁St ▁Aust ell ▁College , ▁opposite ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Pol ta ir ▁School ▁held ▁its ▁Cent en ary , ▁which ▁included ▁gu ided ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁a ▁service ▁at ▁St ▁Joh ns ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁and ▁celebr ations ▁at ▁St ▁Aust ell ' s ▁E den ▁Project . ▁ ▁Build ings ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁recently ▁under g one ▁a ▁£ 5 ▁million ▁re development ▁programme , ▁▁▁▁ ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁main ▁hall , ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁radio ▁studio , ▁and ▁dance / d rama ▁facilities , ▁amongst ▁other ▁add itions . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁launched ▁a ▁full ▁student ▁radio ▁station , ▁In fer no ▁Radio , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁performance ▁The ▁school ' s ▁GC SE ▁pass ▁rate ▁increased ▁ 1 6 % ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 ▁years ▁up ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁However ▁its ▁GC SE ▁pass ▁rate ▁is ▁well ▁below ▁the ▁England ▁average , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁lowest ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁( above ▁Red r uth ▁School ). ▁ ▁Notable ▁former