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 1202
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.08%
Girls: 50.92%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 114 125 239
8 111 115 226
9 112 113 225
10 106 91 197
11 87 114 201
12 31 29 60
13 29 25 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.4%
White, Other 1.6%
White & Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
African 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-05-13
Date Description Report
2024-03-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2022-12-06 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-10-18 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
Previously as saltash.net community school
2010-06-17 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-10-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-14 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-03-13 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-17 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-10-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-14 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-03-13 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
45.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 41.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 60.5% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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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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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 27.59 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 28.26 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 4.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 57 13
Third Preference 31 7
From another Local Authority 41 26

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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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
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
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
Plymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 6HT
4.04 miles
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