Torpoint Community CollegeUTC Plymouth
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Torpoint Community College and UTC Plymouth are secondary schools.
Torpoint Community College scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and UTC Plymouth scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Torpoint Community College is ahead on our composite score.
Torpoint Community College was judged Good and UTC Plymouth was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.4 for Torpoint Community College and 31.5 for UTC Plymouth.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Torpoint Community College (45.6 in 2021-22, 39.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at UTC Plymouth (32.0 in 2021-22, 31.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TorpointTorpoint Community College | PlymouthUTC Plymouth | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 27th of 31 in Cornwall | 18th of 18 in Plymouth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 668 | 594 | |
| Capacity | 1,141 | 750 | |
| Location | Torpoint, PL11 2NH | Plymouth, PL1 4RL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.4 Stronger figure | 31.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.4% Stronger figure | 24.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.1% Stronger figure | 43.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 135 | 107 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 26 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 21.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 22.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 739 | 594 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.3% | 43.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 8.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 15.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% Stronger figure | 15.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.8% Stronger figure | 39.7% | 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.
Torpoint Community College
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