Callington Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
CALLINGTON · PL17 7EF · Cornwall
Ages 3–11
- KS252%
- Absence7.6%
- FSM21.4%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 143649
Callington Community College
Academy converter · Callington · PL17 7DR
Ages 11–18 · 887 pupils · Cornwall
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
40.1
Overall absence
10.7%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.28
−20+2
Attainment 840.1
English & maths grade 5+35%
English & maths grade 4+53%
EBacc entry37%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.8%
Unauthorised3.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 837
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
150
Places offered
150
1st-preference offers
150
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 303
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 150
- Applications from outside LA
- 14
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 5
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
- Pupils on roll
- 887
- Boys / girls
- 421 / 466
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- FSM pupils
- 199
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Ainsworth
Location
- Address
- Launceston Road
- Postcode
- PL17 7DR
- Town
- Callington
- County
- Cornwall
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- District
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Callington, Cornwall, 887 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 24.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Callington · PL17 8BQ · Cornwall
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM15.4%
- Demand1.00
2.4 miles away
Stoke Climsland School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
CALLINGTON · PL17 8ND · Cornwall
Ages 5–11
- KS237%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM10.8%
- Demand0.95
2.9 miles away
St Dominic CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
PL12 6SU · Cornwall
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM28.4%
- Demand1.00
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Ainsworth
- Telephone
- 01579383292