Academy converter · Devon

Clyst Vale Community College

11–18Ages
944Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136638URN

Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 above Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

344 applications for 179 places · 4th of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.9of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

21st of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Devon median (1.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

344 applications · 179 places offered · 164 named it first

2026 1.9; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.4
2024 2.3; Devon median median 1.4
2023 2.3; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.9; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.7; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.9; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.5; Devon median median 1.4
2018 1.7; Devon median median 1.3
2017 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
2016 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2015 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2014 1.7; Devon median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Devon median in 13 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	179	344	1.9	164	0.92
Sep 2025	206	352	1.7	181	0.88
Sep 2024	170	391	2.3	189	1.11
Sep 2023	160	374	2.3	191	1.19
Sep 2022	169	318	1.9	163	0.96
Sep 2021	167	287	1.7	145	0.87
Sep 2020	171	322	1.9	168	0.98
Sep 2019	179	272	1.5	155	0.87
Sep 2018	146	247	1.7	130	0.89
Sep 2017	170	244	1.4	149	0.88
Sep 2016	157	253	1.6	142	0.90
Sep 2015	121	229	1.9	111	0.92
Sep 2014	153	252	1.7	143	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

178 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.921st of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%19th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	178	45.9	45%	65%	–
2024/25	178	44.5	40%	63%	–
2023/24	175	47.7	49%	70%	−0.02
2022/23	171	44.4	40%	60%	−0.20

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

Clyst Vale Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Cranbrook Education Campus
2.9 km · Devon

Good2024

1.3applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
St Luke's Church of England School
4.1 km · Devon

Good2024

2.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
St James School
4.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
5.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

1.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Thomas Hall School
7.6 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
West Exe School
9.1 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Matford Brook Academy
9.9 km · Devon

2026

2.8applications per place

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: 136638 · 878/4009
Trust: Blackdown Education Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,124 pupils · 944 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Clyst Vale Community College (URN 113501)
Address: Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

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