Academy converter · Devon

Exmouth Community College

11–18Ages
2,031Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136612URN

Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.3 below Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

367 applications for 337 places · 34th of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.8of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

34th of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Devon median (1.4) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

367 applications · 337 places offered · 329 named it first

2026 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2023 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.1; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.1; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2018 1.1; Devon median median 1.3
2017 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2016 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2015 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2014 1.1; Devon median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Devon median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Devon median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	337	367	1.1	329	0.98
Sep 2025	382	407	1.1	355	0.93
Sep 2024	350	374	1.1	335	0.96
Sep 2023	364	410	1.1	354	0.97
Sep 2022	398	421	1.1	381	0.96
Sep 2021	359	389	1.1	329	0.92
Sep 2020	395	419	1.1	364	0.92
Sep 2019	396	435	1.1	383	0.97
Sep 2018	397	422	1.1	390	0.98
Sep 2017	377	395	1.1	365	0.97
Sep 2016	395	419	1.1	379	0.96
Sep 2015	363	393	1.1	356	0.98
Sep 2014	384	416	1.1	365	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

333 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.834th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%34th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	333	41.8	33%	58%	–
2024/25	365	46.1	41%	63%	–
2023/24	367	43.6	41%	62%	−0.39
2022/23	367	41.8	38%	59%	−0.60

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Exmouth Community CollegeThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Dawlish College
6.2 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
10.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Matford Brook Academy
10.8 km · Devon

2026

2.8applications per place
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
11.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Isca Academy
11.6 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
St Luke's Church of England School
12.8 km · Devon

Good2024

2.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
West Exe School
13.0 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
St James School
13.9 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136612 · 878/4012
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,650 pupils · 2,031 on roll
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Exmouth Community College (URN 113504)
Address: Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3AF
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources