Bodmin College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Lostwithiel Road
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 1DD
Phone 0120872114
Reference Number 136383

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1438
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.26%
Girls: 51.74%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 129 135 264
8 142 115 257
9 123 116 239
10 115 127 242
11 118 121 239
12 21 47 68
13 46 83 129

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88%
White, Other 4.9%
Unclassified 2%
White & Asian 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
African 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-11-10
Date Report
2025-09-18 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 November 2025
2024-10-01 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 11 November 2024
2023-04-26 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 20 June 2023
2021-11-23 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 15 February 2022
2017-11-22 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 08 January 2018
2014-01-28 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 26 February 2014
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 16 February 2012
Previously as Bodmin College
2010-06-09 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 01 July 2010
2008-11-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 December 2008
2007-11-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 27 November 2007
2007-05-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 02 July 2007
2004-03-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2004
2010-06-09 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 01 July 2010
2008-11-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 December 2008
2007-11-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 27 November 2007
2007-05-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 02 July 2007
2004-03-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 60.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.63 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.31 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 13.9% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 45 1
Third Preference 19 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1DS
0.53 miles
Beacon Academy
38 Robartes Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1JQ
0.91 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barn Lane,Bodmin, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1LW
1.15 miles
Berrycoombe School
Berrycoombe Vale, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2PH
1.32 miles
Nanstallon Community Primary School
Nanstallon, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5JZ
2.5 miles
Lanivet Community Primary School
Lanivet, Honeys Hill, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5HE
2.52 miles
Cardinham School
Cardinham, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4BN
3.5 miles
Lostwithiel School
Bodmin Hill, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0AJ
3.86 miles
Lanlivery Primary Academy
Lanlivery, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5BT
4.12 miles
St Winnow CofE School
Downend, Cornwall, PL22 0RA
4.41 miles
Blisland Primary Academy
Waterloo, Blisland, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4JX
4.8 miles
Name Distance
Bosvena School
Turfdown Road, Glynn, Bodmin
1.13 miles
Callywith College
Old Callywith Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2GT
1.13 miles
Red Moor School
Red Moor School, Churchtown Farm, Lanlivery, Cornwall, PL30 5BT
4.2 miles
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