Saltash Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136575
- Address
- Wearde Road, PL12 4AY
- Website
- http://saltash.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1149 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 93.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1.7%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 182 |
Admissions
Saltash Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 45
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 216 117 99 |
| Year 8 | 232 112 120 |
| Year 9 | 205 105 100 |
| Year 10 | 215 106 109 |
| Year 11 | 192 106 86 |
| Year 12 | 35 15 20 |
| Year 13 | 54 30 24 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 47.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 1.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 2.4% |