Callington Community College

Callington Community College has shown significant improvement, moving from a previous grade of Requires Improvement to being rated as Good in all areas of its inspection. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel valued and respected. Strong relationships between staff and students contribute to a supportive learning atmosphere. While many pupils respond positively to the ambitious curriculum, some gaps in knowledge remain, especially among key stage 3 learners. The leadership team has begun to address these issues and is enhancing support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Positive relationships between staff and students
• High levels of pupil engagement and pride in the school community
• Good behaviour and absence of bullying
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective support and resources for sixth-form students
• Variety of clubs and extracurricular activities
• Effective safeguarding culture

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent identification of learning gaps among pupils
• Insufficient adaptation of the curriculum for pupils with SEND

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Callington Community College attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.6% of pupils at Callington Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Callington Community College had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.1% of pupils at Callington Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Callington Community College received £8,977 and spent £8,743 for each of its 862 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £3,535,000 (-£4,101 per pupil).

Across all 31 schools of Westcountry Schools Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,467 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Callington Community College is part of Westcountry Schools Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Eggbuckland Community College Plymouth
• Austin Farm Academy Plymouth
• Woodford Primary School Plymouth
• Hele's School Plymouth
• Morley Meadow Primary School Plymouth
• Boringdon Primary School Plymouth
• Oreston Community Academy Plymouth
• Plymstock School Plymouth
• Chaddlewood Primary School Plymouth
• Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth

What is Callington Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Callington Community College is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Callington Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Callington Community College was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Callington Community College have?

Callington Community College has 887 pupils on roll.

What age range does Callington Community College cover?

Callington Community College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Callington Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.4, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Callington Community College?

Callington Community College is at Launceston Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7DR.