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Saltash Community School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Wearde Road, Saltash PL12 4AY · saltash.net · 01752 843715

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.9
average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,139
83% of 1,372 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
29.7%
First language not English
2.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 157 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 216 (Places 233)216September 2023: 227 (Places 231)227September 2024: 193 (Places 216)193September 2025: 161 (Places 176)161September 2026: 157 (Places 159)157Places 159
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261591571100%
September 2025Sept 20251761610.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242161930.9100%
September 2023Sept 2023231227198%
September 2022Sept 20222332160.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 39.3% 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+ (23.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 39.2 (England 46.3)39.22017/18: 40.4 (England 46.5)40.42018/19: 42.2 (England 46.7)42.22021/22: 44.9 (England 48.8)44.92022/23: 40.4 (England 46.3)40.42023/24: 45.4 (England 45.9)45.42024/25: 42.9 (England 46.0)42.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.946.0
▼39.3%45.4%
▼59.7%64.8%
▼20.4%40.5%
▼3.574.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form23.1−0.4
Sixth form college11.8−4.6
Further education47.2+4.9
Apprenticeship8.2−1.2
Employment2.1−1.2
Not in a lasting destination4.6+2.3
Activity not captured3.1+2.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.3 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 29.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 26.7 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 27.4 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 24.2 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 23.9 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
50 studentsD+ (23.9)Below average -0.47
52 studentsD+ (24.2)Below average -0.49
21 studentsDist- (31)Average -0.07
9 studentsDist*- (42.8)Average +0.29
0%AAB or better
94.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2451D+ (24.2)-0.54
2022/2358C- (27.4)—
2021/2282C- (26.7)—
2018/1993C (30.6)+0.15
2017/1890C (29.5)-0.02
2016/17123C (29.3)-0.03
2015/16121C- (28.3)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University31.5−10.4
Other education1.8−6.3
Apprenticeship7.4+0.4
Employment44.4+15.3
Not in a lasting destination9.3−2.3
Activity not captured5.6+3.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Saltash Community School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Dec 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Oct 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (198 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
47%
Replies
198
17% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼54% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼61% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼46% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼58% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼60% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼65% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼44% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼44% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼35% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼29% agreeEngland 67%

based on 81 parents (41%) with SEND

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