Launceston College
Launceston College is a mixed secondary academy in Launceston, Cornwall Council, teaching 1,205 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in May 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Launceston College.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Launceston College.
- 3 Autumn Term Starts
- 24–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–3 Autumn Half Term
- 17 Autumn Term Ends
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Spring Term Starts
- 13–24 Spring Half Term
- 2 Spring Term Ends
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 21 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22–31 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Half Term
- 22 Summer Term Ends
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts 3 September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 24 October 2025 - 3 November 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends 17 December 2025 Term
- Spring Term Starts 6 January 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 13 February 2026 - 24 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends 2 April 2026 Term
- Summer Term Starts 21 April 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 22 May 2026 - 1 June 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends 22 July 2026 Term
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Launceston College with Cornwall Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 41.29 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 18.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Launceston College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Launceston College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.