Liskeard School & Community College

What Liskeard School & Community College does

Liskeard School & Community College is a co-educational, state-funded secondary school located in Liskeard, Cornwall, England, serving students aged 11–18. The school is a founding member of SMART (South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust), a multi-academy trust comprising three secondary schools, three primary schools, two sixth form centres, two area resource bases, a pre-school, and two nursery settings. The school enrolls over 1,000 students across Year 7 through Year 13, delivering GCSE and A-Level qualifications, a sixth form, an Area Resource Base for students with complex SEND needs, and structured transition programming from Year 6 to Year 7 through feeder primary schools within the trust.

The school's core technology stack comprises standard educational SaaS platforms — Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Satchel One (Show My Homework) for homework, Class Charts for behavior management, GCSE Pod, and Sparx Maths — supplemented by curriculum-specific digital resources. Proprietary or differentiated offerings include the Class Charts behavior management workflow and the Master Mission Challenge program, a non-academic challenge program issuing Bronze, Silver and Gold awards through six challenges per term. Pastoral infrastructure includes a dedicated Wellbeing Hub, in-house counselors, and specialist health services.

The school operates a non-commercial revenue model: it is fully funded by the UK Department for Education via Cornwall Council's admissions and funding process, with no tuition fees. Additional revenue streams derive from Pupil Premium, SEND top-ups including the Area Resource Base allocation, and ancillary paid services such as school meals (delivered by Aspens via ParentPay), uniform items, Duke of Edinburgh equipment, and optional residential trips. Day-to-day leadership rests with Headteacher Mr Dan Wendon, under the governance of the SMART Trust Board of Trustees.

Name

Liskeard School & Community College

Legal name

Liskeard School & Community College

Website

https://liskeard.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Liskeard School & Community College is a UK state-funded co-educational secondary school in Liskeard, Cornwall, serving over 1,000 students aged 11–18 with GCSE, A-Level, sixth form and SEND provision, operating as a founding academy within SMART Schools Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• GCSE qualifications
• Sixth form education
• SEND provision
• Pastoral support

Headquarters

HQ city

Liskeard

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UK State Education Funding: Liskeard School & Community College is a fully comprehensive state-funded secondary school receiving government funding from the UK Department for Education through Cornwall Council. Education is free for students aged 11-18. The school receives additional funding for specific programs including SEND provision, Pupil Premium, and the Area Resource Base.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Liskeard School & Community College is a state-funded co-educational secondary school providing free comprehensive education to over 1,000 students aged 11-18 in Liskeard and South East Cornwall. Its core offering spans secondary education (Years 7-11) leading to GCSE qualifications, a sixth form (Years 12-13) providing A-Level study, and specialist SEND provision through the on-site Area Resource Base (ARC). The school delivers pastoral care, careers guidance aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks, and a Master Mission Challenge enrichment program covering Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards.

Product overview

Liskeard School & Community College is a co-educational 11-18 secondary school with over 1000 students, serving the community of Liskeard and surrounding areas in Cornwall, UK. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum including GCSE and A-Level qualifications, sixth form provision, and an Area Resource Base (ARC) for students with complex needs. As an educational institution, the school does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) Comprehensive secondary education for students aged 11-16 leading to GCSE qualifications across English, Languages, Humanities, STEM, Arts and PE, taught within the school's world-class curriculum framework.
• Sixth Form (Years 12-13) Post-16 A-Level study programme with a dedicated sixth form prospectus and subject information; students apply directly through the school's Apply to Sixth Form process.
• Area Resource Base (ARC) and SEND Provision Specialist SEND support for students with more complex needs, including mainstream inclusion, differentiated curriculum, and targeted interventions such as the Thinking Reading programme.
• Master Mission Challenge Program Non-academic enrichment programme enabling pupils to build wider cultural capital and develop life skills through Bronze, Silver and Gold awards with six challenges each across terms.
• Careers Programme (Gatsby Benchmarks-aligned) Careers education and guidance programme meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks, delivered across KS3 and KS4 with input from external employers and education providers for impartial guidance on further education, training, or employment.
• School Meals Service Catering service provided by Aspens with online payment via the ParentPay system, available to enrolled students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best ever GCSE results in 2023 and 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SMART Schools Trust (South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust)coreOthersLiskeard School is a founding member of SMART Schools Trust, a multi-academy trust comprising three secondary schools, three primary schools, two sixth form centres, two area resource bases, a pre-school and two nursery settings. The trust serves learners of all ages across South East Cornwall. SMART is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee (Company No 7542166). The school believes in 'achieving more together' ethos and the partnership provides shared resources, collaborative professional development, and consistent educational standards.
• Falmouth UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFalmouth University representative visited the school to deliver an inspiring day of creativity, exploration, and career-focused learning for Year 10 students. The partnership provides students with information about creative higher education pathways and opportunities.
• Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivered a Careers in Geography workshop for Year 9 students providing insight into careers in the renewable energy sector and how Geography can lead to exciting careers in geothermal engineering.
• Royal Navy STEM TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Navy STEM team delivered hands-on STEM workshop for Year 8 students combining STEM activities with team-building and problem-solving challenges, encouraging creative thinking about naval and engineering careers.
• Plymouth AquariumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational visit destination for Challenge Week marine biology students. Students visited as part of marine biology program led by school staff who are qualified marine biologists, including the shark talk experience.
• The Enlighten ParentminorOthersPartnership for safeguarding newsletters providing parents with expert insights, evidence-based advice, and practical tips to support child's growth and development. Newsletters provided monthly covering modern parenting approaches.
• Local Employers and Education ProvidersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareers program involves many outside agencies such as employers and education providers for impartial guidance on further education, training, or employment across KS3 and KS4, meeting Gatsby Benchmarks for careers education.
• Local Primary SchoolsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransition partnerships with local primary schools for Year 6 to 7 transition program including Peer Mentor visits to primary schools, shared transition activities, and coordinated induction process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Penrice Academy: Secondary school in the St Austell area of Cornwall operating as part of a multi-academy trust. Comparable in state-funded revenue model, age range, and post-16 offering, and draws from a similar rural-coastal Cornish demographic that overlaps with Liskeard's feeder catchment.
• Saltash Community School: Co-educational secondary school within the same SMART (South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust) as Liskeard. Directly comparable in funding model, governance structure, curriculum breadth, and South East Cornwall catchment dynamics, and operates in the same post-16 labor market with overlapping feeder primary schools.
• Looe Community Academy: Sister secondary school in the SMART Trust serving the Looe and South East Cornwall area. Same multi-academy governance, same state-funded revenue model, and overlapping feeder-network profile, making it the closest operational peer for benchmarking curriculum, SEND, and student-outcome practice.
• Bodmin College: State-funded co-educational secondary school with sixth form serving Bodmin and mid-Cornwall. Similar comprehensive intake, curriculum breadth, and reliance on UK Department for Education per-pupil funding, making it a natural peer for academic-outcome and SEND-inclusion benchmarking.
• Callington Community College: State-funded co-educational 11-18 secondary school in east Cornwall with sixth form, comparable in scale, comprehensive intake, and rural Cornish catchment. Operates in close geographic proximity to Liskeard and competes for post-16 destinations from surrounding feeder primaries.
• Richard Lander School: State-funded co-educational secondary school in Truro, Cornwall, serving a similar comprehensive intake with sixth-form provision. Comparable in curriculum breadth, SEND inclusion model, and reliance on per-pupil UK government funding, and operates in the same Cornish post-16 destination market.

Broad incumbents

• Truro School: Independent co-educational day and boarding school in Cornwall covering nursery through sixth form. Wider fee-based offering and broader curriculum/extra-curricular portfolio, but overlaps with Liskeard on sixth-form provision and competes for the same high-achieving Cornish students.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LiskeardSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/teamliskeard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liskeard-school-&-community-college

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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