Liskeard School and Community College
Luxstowe, Liskeard, PL14 3EA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Wendon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,607
- Pupils on roll
- 1,115
- URN
- 144291
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579342344
About this school
Liskeard School and Community College is a secondary academy in Liskeard. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,115 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 204 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 | 40.1 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.26 to +0.12 | -0.09 -0.28 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 35.3% | 35.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 53.9% | 56.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 15.7% | 18.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
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 Liskeard School and 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 | 40.9 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,192 |
| 2023/24 | 1,175 |
| 2024/25 | 1,148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liskeard School and Community College compares
Liskeard School and Community College ranked 22nd of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 9.5% | 26.4% | 1,115 | — |
| Looe Community Academy | 39 | 13.4% | 27.7% | 513 | 6.5 miles |
| Callington Community College | 44 | 9.5% | 25.4% | 887 | 7.5 miles |
| Fowey River Academy | 39.7 | 8.8% | 31.6% | 676 | 11.6 miles |
| Caradon Alternative Provision Academy | — | — | 72.2% | 36 | 0.3 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | — | 6.9% | 51.8% | 292 | 0.5 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)
- 26.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.53%
- Persistent absence
- 28.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Looe Community Academy6.5 miles
Secondary · Looe
-
Callington Community College7.5 miles
Secondary · Callington
-
Fowey River Academy11.6 miles
Secondary · Fowey
-
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Liskeard
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liskeard
Other schools in Liskeard
- Braddock CofE Primary School Primary
- Darite Primary Academy Primary
- Dobwalls Community Primary School Primary
- Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Primary
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School Primary
- Menheniot Primary School Primary
- Pensilva Primary School Primary
- Quethiock CofE School Primary
- St Cleer Primary Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Neot Community Primary School Primary
- Trewidland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Liskeard School and Community College teach?
- Liskeard School and Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liskeard.
- Who is the headteacher of Liskeard School and Community College?
- The headteacher of Liskeard School and Community College is Mr Dan Wendon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Liskeard School and Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liskeard School and 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 Liskeard School and Community College?
- Liskeard School and Community College has 1,115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Liskeard School and Community College full?
- Liskeard School and Community College has capacity for 1,607 pupils and 1,115 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Liskeard School and Community College a faith school?
- No. Liskeard School and Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Liskeard School and Community College a selective school?
- No. Liskeard School and Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Liskeard School and Community College?
- Liskeard School and Community College is part of SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Liskeard School and Community College have?
- The schools register lists Liskeard School and Community College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Liskeard School and Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.9 in 2022/23 and 42.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liskeard School and Community College rank locally?
- Liskeard School and Community College ranked 22nd of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liskeard School and Community College's absence rate?
- Liskeard School and Community College's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liskeard School and Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liskeard School and 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.