What is Bodmin College's Ofsted rating?

Bodmin College received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2021 inspection.

What do parents say about Bodmin College?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 257 responses): 37% of parents would recommend Bodmin College.

What are Bodmin College's latest exam results?

Bodmin College: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 45.8. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Bodmin College located?

Bodmin College is a secondary school in Bodmin, Cornwall (PL31 1DD).

How many pupils attend Bodmin College?

Bodmin College has around 1,438 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Bodmin College with other schools?

View Bodmin College's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Cornwall.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Bodmin College

Lostwithiel Road, Bodmin, PL31 1DD

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Nov 2021

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

45.8school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

45.8

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

23.6%

Basics 9-5

45.4%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

45.8

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	37.0	46.4
2023/24	38.6	46.4
2024/25	45.8	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.61	0.00
2023/24	-0.44	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

11.3%

EBacc APS

3.77

EBacc 9-5

8.4%

EBacc 9-4

8.8%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

31.68

A*-A Grades

13.2%

A*-B Grades

44.1%

AAB+ %

13.9%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 155 students entered

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What parents say and who teaches here

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