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Looe Community Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Looe, PL13 1NQ

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,538 of 3,312

Worse than 76% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Looe Community Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages11 to 16
Pupils513 of 662 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMr Paul Boyes
TrustSOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST
Local authorityCornwall
Opened01 Feb 2012
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 137839.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolCornwallEngland
Attainment 8 score40.745.546.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths52.2%63.9%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths23.9%44.1%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths5.4%11.2%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths47.8%59%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 492--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils513
Girls252
Boys261
Eligible for free school meals27.9%
First language not English0.8%
SEN support70
EHC plan19
Average class size25.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
93.6%
White and Asian
1.9%
Other White
1%
Other mixed
0.8%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
White and Black African
0.4%
Other Asian
0.4%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.2%
Irish
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolCornwallEngland
Overall absence12.6%9%8%
Persistent absence37.6%25.5%21.6%
Severe absence7.6%4.2%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)107
Applications (Year 7)183
First preference applications (Year 7)106
First preference offers (Year 7)106
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places662
Pupils on roll523
Unfilled places21%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult12
Teachers (FTE)29.51
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.09
Support staff (FTE)27.91
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2530.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2523.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate81.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions17%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination86.6%
Staying in education79.4%
Further education44.3%
Sixth form college30.9%
Not sustained11.3%
School sixth form4.1%
Employment4.1%
Apprenticeship3.1%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Looe Community Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryLooe Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Looe Community Academy

What is Looe Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

Looe Community Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 10 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Looe Community Academy rank in England?

Looe Community Academy ranks 2,538 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 76% of schools).

How many pupils attend Looe Community Academy?

Looe Community Academy has 513 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 662.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.