Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR · Cornwall · secondary school
17th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 3.5/10 against 895 of them, against 3.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 40.9 · 42 | 30% | 1.27 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.28 · 29 | 25% | 0.72 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 44.0 · 40 | 10% | 0.40 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected in 2023. In 2024/25, 40.9% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 44.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.28 in 2023/24, meaning pupils made slightly less progress than peers nationally starting from the same point. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (3.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Chess, Drama, Latin, and Mandarin Clubs, the Student Newspaper, The Polyglot Society, and the Crest Bronze Award STEM. Sports include Badminton, Netball, Table Tennis, and football for Years 7 to 9. Arts and music options feature the Orchestra, Pandemonium Choir, and Taiko Japanese Drumming. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school operates near capacity. What that means is there is limited space for new pupils, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are making less progress than the national average? What specific support is available for students joining in Year 7? How does the school manage the transition for new students given the limited availability of places?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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