Callington Community College
Launceston Road, Callington, PL17 7DR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Ainsworth
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 887
- URN
- 143649
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579383292
About this school
Callington Community College is a secondary academy in Callington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 887 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 153 | 132 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | 40.1 | 44.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.50 to -0.08 | -0.28 -0.51 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 34.6% | 40.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 52.9% | 68.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 36.6% | 44.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Callington Community College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 866 |
| 2023/24 | 890 |
| 2024/25 | 862 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Callington Community College compares
Callington Community College ranked 16th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 9.5% | 25.4% | 887 | — |
| Tavistock College | 41.6 | 11.1% | 25% | 1,200 | 7.3 miles |
| Liskeard School and Community College | 42.8 | 9.5% | 26.4% | 1,115 | 7.5 miles |
| Saltash Community School | 42.9 | 9.6% | 28.2% | 1,139 | 8.3 miles |
| Launceston College | 48 | 7.1% | 23.9% | 1,205 | 8.7 miles |
| Marine Academy Plymouth | 43.6 | 11.1% | 44.9% | 989 | 9.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.44%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.46%
- Persistent absence
- 29.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tavistock College7.3 miles
Secondary · Tavistock
-
Liskeard School and Community College7.5 miles
Secondary · Liskeard
-
Saltash Community School8.3 miles
Secondary · Saltash
-
Launceston College8.7 miles
Secondary · Launceston
-
Marine Academy Plymouth9.2 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
Other schools in Callington
- Callington Primary School Primary
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy Primary
- Stoke Climsland School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Callington Community College teach?
- Callington Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Callington.
- Who is the headteacher of Callington Community College?
- The headteacher of Callington Community College is Mrs Wendy Ainsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Callington Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Callington Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Callington Community College?
- Callington Community College has 887 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Callington Community College a faith school?
- No. Callington Community College has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Callington Community College?
- Callington Community College is part of WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Callington Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40 in 2022/23 and 44 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Callington Community College rank locally?
- Callington Community College ranked 16th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Callington Community College's absence rate?
- Callington Community College's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Callington Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Callington Community College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.