Bodmin CollegeLiskeard School and Community College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Bodmin College and Liskeard School and Community College are secondary schools.

  • Bodmin College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Liskeard School and Community College scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Liskeard School and Community College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bodmin College was judged in need of attention and Liskeard School and Community College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Bodmin College and 42.8 for Liskeard School and Community College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Bodmin College (39.5 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Liskeard School and Community College (43.6 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bodmin College versus Liskeard School and Community College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BodminBodmin CollegeLiskeardLiskeard School and Community CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking29th of 31 in Cornwall 16th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,438 1,148
Capacity1,550 1,607
LocationBodmin, PL31 1DD Liskeard, PL14 3EA
GCSE results
Attainment 846.0 Stronger figure42.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.4% Stronger figure35.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths63.0% Stronger figure56.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc11.3% 18.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.78 Stronger figure3.62 4.09
Cohort238 203
A-level results
A-level entries53 49
A-level average points31.7 Stronger figure29.2 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points32.3 Stronger figure28.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.9% Stronger figure8.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,438 1,148
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 26.4%
English as an additional language5.6% 2.9%
SEN support16.7% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.6% 9.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.9% Stronger figure28.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bodmin College

Liskeard School and Community College

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