Saltash Community School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Wearde Road
Saltash
Cornwall
PL12 4AY
Phone 01752843715
Reference Number 136575

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1149
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.44%
Girls: 48.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 117 99 216
8 112 120 232
9 105 100 205
10 106 109 215
11 106 86 192
12 15 20 35
13 30 24 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.2%
White, Other 1.7%
White & Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
African 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 2025-06-13
Date Report
2025-05-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 13 June 2025
2024-03-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 May 2024
2022-12-06 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 03 February 2023
2019-05-14 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 13 June 2019
2018-10-18 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 08 November 2018
2014-03-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 24 April 2014
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
2012-01-09 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 20 March 2012
Previously as saltash.net community school
2010-06-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 July 2010
2008-10-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 October 2008
2007-11-14 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 January 2008
2005-11-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 March 2006
2000-03-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 June 2000
2010-06-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 July 2010
2008-10-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 October 2008
2007-11-14 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 January 2008
2005-11-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 March 2006
2000-03-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 June 2000

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 39.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.5% 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 24.23 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 25.91 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 50 7
Third Preference 38 5
From another Local Authority 45 22

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Name Distance
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
Lynher Drive, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4PA
0.14 miles
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Long Park Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AQ
0.34 miles
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
Callington Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6DX
0.52 miles
Burraton Community Primary School
Fairmead Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4LT
0.96 miles
Riverside Community Primary School
210 Poole Park Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 1DD
1.28 miles
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
Pemros Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 1NE
1.4 miles
Victoria Road Primary
Trelawney Avenue, St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 1RH
1.54 miles
Carbeile Junior School
Trevol Road, Carbeile Junior School, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2NH
1.75 miles
Marine Academy Primary
Trevithick Road, St. Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2AF
1.91 miles
Torpoint Nursery and Infant School
Albion Road, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2LU
1.92 miles
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
Ferndale Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2EL
1.93 miles
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
Roman Way, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2DT
1.97 miles
Drake Primary Academy
1 Johnston Terrace Ope, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2EN
2.02 miles
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
Priestley Avenue, Higher Saint Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2DW
2.03 miles
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
Renown Street, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2DE
2.07 miles
Ernesettle Community School
Biggin Hill, Ernesettle, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2RB
2.34 miles
College Road Primary School
College Road, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 1NS
2.36 miles
Morice Town Primary Academy
Charlotte Street, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 1RJ
2.39 miles
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ
2.42 miles
Mayflower Academy
41 Ham Drive, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2NJ
2.42 miles
Name Distance
Fountain Head House School
Saltash Campus, Church Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AE
0.43 miles
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus
Foulston Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 1HL
1.01 miles
Mount Tamar School
Row Lane, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2EF
1.83 miles
Torpoint Community College
Trevol Road, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2NH
1.88 miles
Marine Academy Plymouth
Trevithick Road, Plymouth, PL5 2AF
2 miles
Mill Ford School
Rochford Crescent, Ernesettle, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2PY
2.45 miles
UTC Plymouth
Park Avenue, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4RL
2.6 miles
All Saints Church of England Academy
Pennycross, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3NE
2.78 miles
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Bodmin Road, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4DZ
3.02 miles
City College Plymouth
Kings Road, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5QG
3.04 miles
Scott Medical and Healthcare College
Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD
3.06 miles
Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD
3.06 miles
Devonport High School for Girls
Lyndhurst Road, Peverell, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3DL
3.1 miles
Devonport High School for Boys
Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5QP
3.23 miles
Chapel Bridge School
99 Craigie Drive, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3JL
3.51 miles
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4AA
3.54 miles
St Boniface's RC College
21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3AG
3.73 miles
Millbay Academy
22 Millbay Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3EG
3.76 miles
Woodlands School
Woodview Learning Community, Picklecombe Drive, Off Tamerton Foliot Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5ES
3.81 miles
Plymouth College
3.85 miles
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