Callington Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 143649
- Address
- Launceston Road, PL17 7DR
- Website
- www.callingtoncc.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 890 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 90.4%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 3.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Callington Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 88 100 |
| Year 8 | 167 76 91 |
| Year 9 | 154 67 87 |
| Year 10 | 142 84 58 |
| Year 11 | 156 85 71 |
| Year 12 | 42 16 26 |
| Year 13 | 41 12 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 63.0% 51.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 14.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 1.7% |