Callington Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cornwall
Launceston Road, Callington, PL17 7DR
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
29.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
887
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
165 of 165 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
307
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 165 | 165 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 116 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 307 | 170 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Wendy Ainsworth
- Address
- Launceston Road, Callington, PL17 7DR
- Phone
- 01579383292
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward / constituency
- Callington & St Dominic · South East Cornwall
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143649
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
887 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 January 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
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 820 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.64 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 132 | — |
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 | 29.62 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 31 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 131 | 10% | 52% | 76% | |
| English Language | 131 | 8% | 37% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 129 | 6% | 42% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 6% | 34% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 18% | 59% | 79% | |
| History | 63 | 16% | 48% | 71% | |
| Geography | 50 | 28% | 56% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 48 | 23% | 73% | 90% | |
| Social Studies | 34 | 29% | 74% | 79% | |
| Design & Technology | 22 | 0% | 23% | 36% | |
| Biology | 20 | 45% | 90% | 95% | |
| Physics | 19 | 32% | 95% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 10 | 20% | 30% | 50% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 14% | 29% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Latin | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10309: Callington Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 26% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 28% | — | — |
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) |
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.