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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 3 February 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry218 applications · 144 places offered · 167 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.4
- 2025 1.6; Devon median median 1.4
- 2024 2.0; Devon median median 1.4
- 2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
- 2022 1.5; Devon median median 1.3
- 2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
- 2020 1.4; Devon median median 1.3
- 2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
- 2018 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
- 2017 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
- 2016 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
- 2015 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
- 2014 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
- 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 | 144 | 218 | 1.5 | 167 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2025 | 144 | 228 | 1.6 | 176 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2024 | 135 | 272 | 2.0 | 215 | 1.59 |
| Sep 2023 | 142 | 196 | 1.4 | 148 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 | 141 | 208 | 1.5 | 163 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2021 | 142 | 203 | 1.4 | 165 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2020 | 142 | 197 | 1.4 | 163 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 161 | 186 | 1.2 | 163 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 142 | 170 | 1.2 | 143 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 118 | 141 | 1.2 | 115 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 100 | 119 | 1.2 | 93 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 109 | 131 | 1.2 | 106 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 113 | 138 | 1.2 | 107 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 135 | 53.2 | 53% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 145 | 54.1 | 61% | 82% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 55.3 | 67% | 83% | +0.86 |
| 2022/23 | 130 | 55.0 | 65% | 86% | +0.72 |
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
- Chulmleigh Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20231.5applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
- 11.0 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20241.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 19.0 km · DevonRemains Good20221.3applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · Devon20261.2applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 21.2 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 22.0 km · Devon20261.1applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 23.6 km · DevonGood20231.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 26.5 km · DevonSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2024
- 26.9 km · Devon20261.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137024 · 878/4054
- Trust
- Chulmleigh Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 735 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Chulmleigh Community College (URN 113509)
- Address
- Beacon Road, Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
- Local authority
- Devon · North Devon
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources