Launceston College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 11 2023 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
139155
Address
Hurdon Road, PL15 9JR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1337 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
5.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
21%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.1%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 1.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.1
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 76%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 50%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.1
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.21
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award42
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award22
Sports StudiesTechnical Award52
Art & DesignGCSE78
AstronomyGCSE4
BiologyGCSE62
ChemistryGCSE62
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE17
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Launceston College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
220
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
219
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
40
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
218
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
123
117
Year 8
280
148
132
Year 9
224
127
97
Year 10
261
136
125
Year 11
239
145
94
Year 12
54
25
29
Year 13
39
15
24
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
82.4%
85.6%
Further education
21.0%
54.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
14.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
36.0%
13.0%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
4.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
60.0%
55.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
19.7%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

Nearby schools