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Torpoint Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Trevol Road, Torpoint PL11 2NH · torpoint.cornwall.sch.uk · 01752 812511
On the mapSearch near PL11 2NH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 668
- 59% of 1,141 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 111 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 111 | 107 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 98 | 90 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 124 | 117 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 135 | 131 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 37.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (21.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▼37.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.1 | −4.9 |
| Sixth form college | 5.1 | −4.9 |
| Further education | 43.4 | +3.4 |
| Other education | 2.2 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | +4.6 |
| Employment | 4.4 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 students | D+ (21.9) | Below average -0.51 | |
| 26 students | D+ (22.3) | Below average -0.50 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20 | C- (26.7) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | D (21.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 26 | C- (26) | — |
| 2018/19 | 46 | D (20) | -0.43 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | D (20.7) | -0.39 |
| 2016/17 | 50 | C (28.5) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | C- (25.3) | -0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 29.2 | −10.8 |
| Further education | 4.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | +5 |
| Employment | 33.3 | +3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.7 | −6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 8.3 | +5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Torpoint Community College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
29% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 29%
- Replies
- 31
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 68% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (52%) with SEND