Uffculme School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Chapel Hill, Cullompton, EX15 3AG
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 28/01/2025
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,093
Capacity used
Over capacity116%
940 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
201 of 265 families who put it first got an offer
202
Places offered
372
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 265 | 201 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 82 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 372 | 202 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 28 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Jenkins
- Address
- Chapel Hill, Uffculme, Cullompton, EX15 3AG
- Phone
- 01884840458
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Lower Culm · Tiverton and Minehead
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136287
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
1,093 pupils · 940 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
28 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,098 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 219 | 25% | 63% | 86% | |
| English Language | 219 | 22% | 70% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 22% | 62% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 202 | 25% | 67% | 79% | |
| Biology | 156 | 22% | 64% | 88% | |
| Physics | 156 | 18% | 65% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 156 | 21% | 62% | 80% | |
| Geography | 104 | 32% | 60% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 61 | 3% | 31% | 49% | |
| History | 57 | 30% | 60% | 72% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 56 | 32% | 70% | 88% | |
| Physical Education | 50 | 40% | 64% | 82% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.