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Liskeard School and Community College

Secondary · Liskeard · PL14 3EA

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No current grade

Ungraded inspection: no current grade

Ofsted's most recent visit was an ungraded inspection; its outcome was “Standards maintained”. Since September 2024 these outcomes no longer confirm a named grade. No graded inspection appears in Ofsted's records for this school since 2015 either, so SchoolFacts shows no grade rather than guessing. Any earlier grade is on the school's Ofsted report page.

Inspected 26 March 2025

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At a glance

1,115 pupils · 69% of 1,607 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.liskeard.net
URN
144291

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 178 families named it first for 178 Year 7 places, 1.00 first choices per place. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

178 places offered · 178 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

203 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
42.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
56.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
35.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.6
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
29.2
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school42.8
Median of its 12 closest peers45.2
Cornwall average44.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Launceston CollegeLaunceston · 13 miles awayGood48
Sir John Talbot's SchoolWhitchurch · 189 miles awayGood46.8
Melksham Oak Community SchoolMelksham · 120 miles awayGood41.4
Great Torrington SchoolTorrington · 37 miles awayGood39
Co-op Academy WalkdenManchester · 229 miles awayGood43.6
St James's Church of England High SchoolBolton · 230 miles awayGood53.5
Stone Lodge SchoolDartford · 216 miles awayGood37.6
Therfield SchoolLeatherhead · 189 miles awayGood49
Tavistock CollegeTavistock · 15 miles awayRequires improvement41.6
Stowupland High SchoolStowmarket · 266 miles awayRequires improvement41.1
Redhill SchoolStourbridge · 170 miles awayGood47.8
Ryburn Valley High SchoolSowerby Bridge · 249 miles awayGood48.7

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
25 of 25 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Cornwall 89%, England 59%) · Any other White background 3% (Cornwall 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Cornwall 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
28%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

43.73 suspensions per 100 pupils and 8 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cornwall: 37.09 suspensions and 0.43 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

79.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,919; 12.7% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,856
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 8% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £677,000; in-year balance +£647,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
92%
Continuing in education
82%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
48%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
32%
Any sustained destination
86%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health45%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier63.1%62.3%
Social housing17.8%17.1%
Privately rented18.9%20.5%
Detached houses32.3%22.9%
Flats15.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034849 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,000336 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£159,500–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (74)£295,000
Semi-detached (70)£220,000
Terraced (159)£180,000
Flat (33)£118,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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