Academy converter · Devon

Honiton Community College

11–16Ages
637Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136912URN

School Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

154 applications for 138 places · 32nd of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.5of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

26th of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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)

154 applications · 138 places offered · 113 named it first

2026 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
2023 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.2; 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 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2015 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2014 1.3; 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	138	154	1.1	113	0.82
Sep 2025	130	144	1.1	105	0.81
Sep 2024	124	150	1.2	109	0.88
Sep 2023	141	171	1.2	125	0.89
Sep 2022	144	173	1.2	138	0.96
Sep 2021	124	153	1.2	114	0.92
Sep 2020	139	163	1.2	127	0.91
Sep 2019	129	145	1.1	113	0.88
Sep 2018	145	166	1.1	128	0.88
Sep 2017	139	154	1.1	117	0.84
Sep 2016	143	164	1.2	119	0.83
Sep 2015	146	166	1.1	132	0.90
Sep 2014	103	131	1.3	93	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

120 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.526th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%28th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	120	44.5	38%	63%	–
2024/25	120	40.4	36%	54%	–
2023/24	122	45.6	39%	62%	−0.13
2022/23	130	46.6	38%	67%	+0.11

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

Honiton Community CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
The King's School
9.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Colyton Grammar School
11.7 km · Devon

Outstanding2022

1.4applications per place 78.3Attainment 8 Selective
Sidmouth College
12.0 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Axe Valley Academy
14.0 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
Cullompton Community College
15.3 km · Devon

Good2022

1.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Uffculme School
15.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
Cranbrook Education Campus
15.6 km · Devon

Good2024

1.3applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Holyrood Academy
17.9 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.2applications per place 42.9Attainment 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: 136912 · 878/4004
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 884 pupils · 637 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: Honiton Community College (URN 113499)
Address: School Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QT
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

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