Callington Community CollegeTavistock College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Callington Community College and Tavistock College are secondary schools.

  • Callington Community College scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Tavistock College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Callington Community College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Callington Community College was judged Good and Tavistock College was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.0 for Callington Community College and 41.6 for Tavistock College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Callington Community College (44.5 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Tavistock College (44.4 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Callington Community College versus Tavistock College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CallingtonCallington Community CollegeTavistockTavistock CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking22nd of 31 in Cornwall 36th of 40 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll862 1,270
CapacityNot reported1,982
LocationCallington, PL17 7DR Tavistock, PL19 8DD
GCSE results
Attainment 844.0 Stronger figure41.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.9% Stronger figure32.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.9% Stronger figure54.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc44.7% 45.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.99 Stronger figure3.71 4.09
Cohort132 215
A-level results
A-level entries31 107
A-level average points29.6 33.7 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC C+
Best 3 A-levels points32.6 33.9 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.3% 13.7% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census862 1,270
Free school meals (ever 6)25.4% 25.0%
English as an additional language3.7% 2.4%
SEN support17.8% 13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% Stronger figure11.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.4% Stronger figure30.4% 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.

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