Launceston College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cornwall
Hurdon Road, Launceston, PL15 9JR
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
18.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,205
Capacity used
Has space86%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
223 of 223 families who put it first got an offer
226
Places offered
289
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 223 | 223 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 289 | 225 | 78% |
1st preference success by year
Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. 39 applications came from outside the council area (31 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Thompson
- Address
- Hurdon Road, Launceston, PL15 9JR
- Phone
- 01566772468
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward / constituency
- Launceston South · North Cornwall
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 139155
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
1,205 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,226 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.17 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 250 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 34.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 41 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 244 | 16% | 55% | 70% | |
| Mathematics | 243 | 27% | 61% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 243 | 15% | 59% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 208 | 18% | 56% | 73% | |
| Geography | 132 | 21% | 48% | 64% | |
| History | 105 | 25% | 45% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 52% | 86% | 100% | |
| French | 61 | 11% | 64% | 87% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 29% | 69% | 88% | |
| Design & Technology | 33 | 18% | 52% | 79% | |
| Biology | 29 | 66% | 97% | 97% | |
| Physics | 28 | 71% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 18 | 28% | 67% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 17% | 42% | 75% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 8% | 25% | 75% | |
| Biology | 11 | 45% | 55% | 82% | |
| Physics | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 14% | 57% | |
| Photography | 7 | 29% | 43% | 86% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Film Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10316: Launceston College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 29% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 33% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cornwall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.