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Callington Community College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Launceston Road, Callington PL17 7DR · callingtoncc.net · 01579 383292

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44
average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
887
Local authority
Cornwall
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
24.4%
First language not English
3.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Westcountry Schools Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 160 families put the school first and 166 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: 144 (Places 154)144September 2023: 162 (Places 184)162September 2024: 150 (Places 150)150September 2025: 165 (Places 170)165September 2026: 160 (Places 166)160Places 166
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261661601100%
September 2025Sept 20251701651100%
September 2024Sept 20241501501100%
September 2023Sept 20231841620.9100%
September 2022Sept 20221541440.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44, and 40.9% 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 C (29.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 44.0 (England 46.5)44.02018/19: 40.5 (England 46.7)40.52021/22: 44.5 (England 48.8)44.52022/23: 40.0 (England 46.3)40.02023/24: 40.1 (England 45.9)40.12024/25: 44.0 (England 46.0)44.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●4446
▼40.9%45.4%
▲68.9%64.8%
▲44.7%40.5%
●3.994.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136596)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form18.3−6.5
Sixth form college14.4−9.8
Further education34+4.5
Other education2.6+1.9
Apprenticeship12.4+5.7
Employment4.6−0.1
Not in a lasting destination9.2+2.5
Activity not captured4.6+1.9

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: 29.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 28.5 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 28.7 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 29.9 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 30.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 29.6 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
31 studentsC (29.6)Average -0.13
31 studentsC (29.9)Average -0.13
12 studentsMerit (24.2)Average -0.11
6 studentsMerit (24.8)Average -0.35
5.3%AAB or better
90.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2437C (31.6)+0.20
2022/2337C (30.7)—
2021/2239C (29.9)—
2018/1945C (28.7)+0.07
2017/1874C+ (33)+0.07
2016/17104C (28.5)-0.24
2015/16105C (29.2)+0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50+24
Further and other education7.1+5.1
Further education4.8—
Other education2.4—
Apprenticeship2.4−3.6
Employment23.8−28.2
Not in a lasting destination11.9−0.1
Activity not captured4.8+2.8

Ofsted

Callington Community College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
10 Jan 2023
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, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136596), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2015Inadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136596)

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
77%
Replies
141
16% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼50% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼68% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 67%

based on 25 parents (18%) with SEND

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