Torpoint Community CollegeSaltash Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Torpoint Community College and Saltash Community School are secondary schools.
Torpoint Community College scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Saltash Community School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Saltash Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Torpoint Community College was judged Good and Saltash Community School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.0 for Torpoint Community College and 42.9 for Saltash Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Torpoint Community College (45.6 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Saltash Community School (44.9 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TorpointTorpoint Community College | SaltashSaltash Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 31 in Cornwall | 25th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 739 | 1,149 | |
| Capacity | 1,141 | 1,372 | |
| Location | Torpoint, PL11 2NH | Saltash, PL12 4AY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.0 | 42.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.8% | 39.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.3% | 59.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.4% Stronger figure | 20.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 Stronger figure | 3.57 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 135 | 191 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 26 | 50 | |
| A-level average points | 21.9 | 23.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 22.2 | 25.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 739 | 1,149 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.3% | 28.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 2.3% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 10.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 5.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 9.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.8% | 27.4% Stronger figure | 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.
Torpoint Community College
Saltash Community School
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