Bodmin CollegeWadebridge School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Bodmin College and Wadebridge School are secondary schools.

  • Bodmin College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wadebridge School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wadebridge School is ahead on our composite score.

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

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Bodmin College and 44.7 for Wadebridge School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Bodmin College (39.5 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wadebridge School (47.1 in 2021-22, 44.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bodmin College versus Wadebridge School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BodminBodmin CollegeWadebridgeWadebridge SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking29th of 31 in Cornwall 15th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,438 1,050
Capacity1,550 1,050
LocationBodmin, PL31 1DD Wadebridge, PL27 6BU
GCSE results
Attainment 846.0 Stronger figure44.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.4% Stronger figure43.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths63.0% 65.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc11.3% Stronger figure11.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.78 Stronger figure3.65 4.09
Cohort238 216
A-level results
A-level entries53 Not reported
A-level average points31.7 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points32.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.9% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,438 1,050
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 24.9%
English as an additional language5.6% 2.9%
SEN support16.7% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.6% 8.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.9% Stronger figure27.0% 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

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

Wadebridge School

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