Callington Community College

Academy converter·Secondary school Callington, Cornwall·PL17 7DR
Composite score
55.0
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#1,915
National rank
#189
In South West
#16
In Cornwall
Top 60%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
41%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
69%
% EBacc grade 5+
23%
EBacc average points score
3.99

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
160 first choices, 166 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
295
any preference, for 166 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9420220.8820231.0020240.9720250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Callington Community College first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
862
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
3.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
31.8%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.4
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,371
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
88%
174 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
75%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
4%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Callington Community College at a glance

Located in Callington, Cornwall, Callington Community College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 862 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 44.0 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 3.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

41% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 69% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Callington Community College their first choice was offered one of its 166 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 88% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.7%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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