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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 January 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Holsworthy Community College, URN 113511
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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 entry120 applications · 97 places offered · 95 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
- 2025 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
- 2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
- 2023 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
- 2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
- 2021 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
- 2020 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
- 2019 1.5; Devon median median 1.4
- 2018 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
- 2017 1.2; Devon median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2016 1.1; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.2; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.1; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Devon median
Dashed bars: as Holsworthy Community College (URN 113511), the previous school.
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 | 97 | 120 | 1.2 | 95 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 110 | 122 | 1.1 | 106 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 119 | 152 | 1.3 | 123 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2023 | 109 | 137 | 1.3 | 108 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 93 | 113 | 1.2 | 93 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 105 | 127 | 1.2 | 102 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 80 | 106 | 1.3 | 80 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 85 | 125 | 1.5 | 85 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 118 | 140 | 1.2 | 114 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 101 | 119 | 1.2 | 91 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 113 | 126 | 1.1 | 105 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 97 | 112 | 1.2 | 90 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 105 | 120 | 1.1 | 95 | 0.90 |
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.) | 108 | 39.8 | 28% | 49% | – |
| 2024/25 | 85 | 39.9 | 41% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 101 | 38.4 | 25% | 53% | −0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 116 | 41.7 | 32% | 57% | −0.47 |
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
- Holsworthy Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.2applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · CornwallGood20241.3applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 18.8 km · DevonGood20232.3applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 20.3 km · CornwallGood20231.3applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 22.3 km · DevonRemains Good20221.3applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 24.6 km · Devon20261.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 26.4 km · Devon20261.1applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 31.5 km · CornwallRemains Good20221.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 33.3 km · DevonRequires improvement20241.2applications per place 43.4Attainment 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
- 145343 · 878/4056
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 551 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2018
- Replaced
- Holsworthy Community College (URN 113511)
- Address
- Victoria Hill, Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources