Future of Sixth Form Provision - Torpoint Community College
The Governing Body of Torpoint Community College was seeking your ideas, feedback and views on proposals it is putting forward to change the age range of the school from 11–18 to 11–16, through the phased closure of the sixth form.
The publication of these statutory proposals and following consultation period, forms part of a wider, formal statutory process, which is outlined in detail below.
Stage 1: Publication | Full Proposals Published | Monday 29 June 2026 |
Stage 2: Representation | Formal Representation (Consultation) Period | Monday 29 June 2026 to, Friday 24 July 2026 |
Stage 3: Decision | Thursday 24 September | |
Stage 4: Implementation | Implementation of Changes (if approved) | September 2027 |
This consultation provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to share their views before any determination is reached.
Why is this being considered?
Over recent years, the College has experienced a sustained decline in the number of students choosing to continue into the sixth form. Alongside this, it has carefully reviewed:
- student and parent voice
- curriculum offer and breadth
- student experience
- financial sustainability
- availability of alternative provision locally
This review has indicated that:
- student demand is currently very low
- the curriculum it can offer is limited by small cohort sizes
- and the long-term sustainability of provision is increasingly uncertain
Throughout this process, the College’s focus has been on ensuring that all students are able to access a high-quality and appropriate post-16 experience.
What is being proposed?
The consultation relates to a proposal to:
- discontinue post-16 provision at the College, and
- formally change the age range from 11-18 to 11-16 from September 2027
Full details of the proposal can be found in the “Full Statutory Proposals Document” to the right along with an FAQ's document.
Representation period
The four-week period between Monday, 29 June and Friday 24 July is known as the ‘Representation Period’.
During this time, The Governing Body of Torpoint Community College consulted with stakeholders (including but not restricted to, parents and carers, students, staff, local schools and providers and the Local Authority) around the full proposals it has put forward.
During the Representation Period, any person or organisation could submit comments on the proposal, to be taken into account by the Decision Maker (which in this case is Cornwall Council). Representations were also forwarded to the Proposer to ensure that they were aware of local opinion.
There were two ways to enable your voice to be heard:
- An online survey was available on this page to provide your feedback, comments, and questions in relation to the full statutory proposal.
- Stakeholder Meeting - an opportunity to hear more about the full statutory proposal put forward, hear answers to frequently asked questions and share questions and ideas of your own. This meeting was led by members of the College’s senior leadership team and its Governing Body and was held on Wednesday 15 July at 16:00pm at the college. At this meeting proposer shared a presentation with those who attended, to provide further background and contextual information to the proposals and to seek to answer some of the frequently asked questions that have arisen out of the survey process so far.
The Governing Body of Torpoint Community College commits to considering ALL the views submitted during the representation period, including all support for, objections to, and comments on the proposal.
Decision
Following the Representation Period and the consideration of the views and feedback submitted therein, Cornwall Council made its final decision on Thursday 24 September 2026.
The decision made was “That the Proposal put forward by the Governing Body of Torpoint Community College be approved without modification.”
