Bodmin College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 24 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136383
- Address
- Lostwithiel Road, PL31 1DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1558 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.8%
- Persistent absence
- 35.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 89.6%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 3.1%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.88
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 11 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 34 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 48 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Bodmin College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 265 142 123 |
| Year 8 | 253 129 124 |
| Year 9 | 258 129 129 |
| Year 10 | 250 125 125 |
| Year 11 | 247 120 127 |
| Year 12 | 162 63 99 |
| Year 13 | 123 51 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 19.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 56.0% 55.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 19.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 7.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 2.2% |