Academy converter · Cornwall

Callington Community College

11–18Ages
887Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
143649URN

Launceston Road, Callington, PL17 7DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Cornwall median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cornwall

295 applications for 166 places · 11th of 31 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.4of 90

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

12th of 31 in Cornwall

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Cornwall median (1.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

295 applications · 166 places offered · 160 named it first

2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2025 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.4
2022 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.3
2021 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.5
2020 1.6; 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 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Callington Community College (URN 136596), Callington Community College (URN 112046), the previous school.

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	166	295	1.8	160	0.96
Sep 2025	170	307	1.8	165	0.97
Sep 2024	150	303	2.0	150	1.00
Sep 2023	184	227	1.2	162	0.88
Sep 2022	154	214	1.4	144	0.94
Sep 2021	132	206	1.6	127	0.96
Sep 2020	131	209	1.6	130	0.99
Sep 2019	145	222	1.5	142	0.98
Sep 2018	178	235	1.3	166	0.93
Sep 2017	161	196	1.2	152	0.94
Sep 2016 *	186	265	1.4	179	0.96
Sep 2015 *	199	268	1.4	195	0.98
Sep 2014 *	238	310	1.3	239	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

146 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.412th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%4th of 31 in Cornwall

Cornwall 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Cornwall 65% England 66%

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.28

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	146	47.4	53%	70%	–
2024/25	132	44.0	41%	69%	–
2023/24	153	40.1	35%	53%	−0.28
2022/23	174	40.0	32%	56%	−0.29

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

Callington Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Tavistock College
11.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Liskeard School and Community College
12.1 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Saltash Community School
13.3 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Launceston College
14.0 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.3applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Marine Academy Plymouth
14.8 km · Plymouth

Good2024

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
15.4 km · Plymouth

Good2022
All Saints Church of England Academy
16.0 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.9applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
Notre Dame RC School
16.1 km · Plymouth

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 44.6Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143649 · 908/4002
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Callington Community College (URN 136596); Callington Community College (URN 112046)
Address: Launceston Road, Callington, PL17 7DR
Local authority: Cornwall

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