Academy converter · Cornwall

Looe Community Academy

11–16Ages
513Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137839URN

Sunrising, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

183 applications for 107 places · 16th of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.7of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

25th of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 6 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
23 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Cornwall median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

183 applications · 107 places offered · 106 named it first

2026 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.4
2019 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
2017 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.2
2016 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3
2015 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3
2014 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.3

This school
Cornwall median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	107	183	1.7	106	0.99
Sep 2025	80	156	2.0	78	0.98
Sep 2024	90	170	1.9	86	0.96
Sep 2023	107	136	1.3	95	0.89
Sep 2022	100	129	1.3	97	0.97
Sep 2021	82	131	1.6	79	0.96
Sep 2020	108	147	1.4	106	0.98
Sep 2019	83	120	1.5	82	0.99
Sep 2018	94	122	1.3	94	1.00
Sep 2017	87	102	1.2	84	0.97
Sep 2016	93	118	1.3	92	0.99
Sep 2015	72	89	1.2	71	0.99
Sep 2014	100	123	1.2	100	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

92 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.725th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%29th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.75

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	92	40.7	24%	52%	–
2024/25	111	39.0	24%	50%	–
2023/24	97	37.2	26%	51%	−0.75
2022/23	102	41.2	25%	57%	−0.38

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Looe Community AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Liskeard School and Community College
10.4 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Fowey River Academy
14.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Saltash Community School
16.8 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Torpoint Community College
17.4 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Callington Community College
18.6 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
UTC Plymouth
19.6 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 31.5Attainment 8
Marine Academy Plymouth
20.1 km · Plymouth

Good2024

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Devonport High School for Boys
20.5 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.3applications per place 65.1Attainment 8 Selective

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137839 · 908/4168
Trust: South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 610 pupils · 513 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Looe Community School (URN 112062)
Address: Sunrising, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1NQ
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources