Looe Community Academy

State-Funded School

looe-community-academy-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

South East CornwallConstituency

PL13 1NQPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Looe Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cornwall, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 513 pupils. Looe Community Academy is part of South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 6 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.33

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

513

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 513
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.