Liskeard School and Community College, Liskeard

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am passionate about working collaboratively with students, parents and the wider community to develop excellence and success and improve the life chances of young people. I believe that we can achieve more together and our school values of kindness, courage and resilience are the foundation of everything we do."

Coming up: an open evening on Friday 20 November 2026 and an open evening on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 5.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Liskeard School and Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.7 in Cornwall and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Cornwall and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.09: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.8, against 46.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 178 families put Liskeard School and Community College as their first choice and 276 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Liskeard School and Community College is one of 6 schools run by South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42 in 2024/25.

185 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Liskeard School and Community College (as of September 2025): 61% would recommend the school, 68% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (72%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (50%).

Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 52 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 25% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 50% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 48 pupils (4.3%) received SEN support and 63 (5.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Liskeard School and Community College has a SEN unit for autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 25 places, 25 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Liskeard Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School & Community College (e-bound), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 136 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Liskeard School and Community College issued 502 suspensions, 43.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Liskeard School and Community College are St Martin's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles) and Liskeard Hillfort Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.