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Queen Elizabeth's

Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon

Western Road, Crediton, EX17 3LU

Website 01363773401

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 17/05/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

90.8%

24.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,096

Capacity used

Has space

66%

1,650 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

179 of 179 families who put it first got an offer

193

Places offered

220

Total applications

1.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference179179● 100%
2nd preference3613● 36%
3rd preference51● 20%
Total22019388%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
94%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 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
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Paula Smith
Address
Western Road, Crediton, EX17 3LU
Phone
01363773401
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Crediton Lawrence · Central Devon
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
136646

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support14%——
48% boys (522)52% girls (574)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

1,096 pupils · 1,650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    12 May 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
  2. 22

    17 May 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,047 pupils

Attendance

90.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

9.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

24.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

5.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
29%
21/22
29%
22/23
30%
23/24
24%
24/25

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score47.6——
Progress 8 score0.22—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths51%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths72%——
EBacc average point score4.41——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry29.03——

Average grade: C (England B-)

GCSE results over time

45.1201950.3202250.8202347.6202446.22025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 846.246
Grade 5+ English & maths49.7%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths67.7%65%
Entering EBacc68.7%40%
EBacc average point score4.294.1
Pupils in cohort195—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-0.54
Other pupils
+0.38
Low prior attainers
+0.09
Middle prior attainers
+0.26
High prior attainers
+0.26
Girls
+0.44
Boys
+0.01

A-level results over time

31.65201938.22202234.48202329.03202431.252025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry31.2535
Average gradeC—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)9.7%17%
A-level students62—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics19620%57%76%
English Language19613%53%71%
English Literature19510%43%66%
Combined Science16711%41%66%
Geography11814%41%59%
French8125%42%56%
History7819%42%54%
Art and Design6523%40%75%
Business5816%33%45%
Food Preparation & Nutrition5426%70%80%
Spanish5311%17%26%
Design & Technology4312%42%84%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Biology293%28%45%
Mathematics1822%39%61%
Geography176%18%47%
Psychology160%6%50%
Sociology130%23%31%
Chemistry128%33%42%
Law100%10%10%
Physics90%22%33%
Drama and Theatre Studies813%38%63%
Religious Studies70%29%29%
Mathematics (Further)714%29%43%
Physical Education / Sports Studies60%0%17%

Oxbridge

<32020<32021<32022<32023≤52025

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 10440: Queen Elizabeth's Community College

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers≤5
Success rate—
Accepted offers≤5

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)46%——
Apprenticeships100%——
Any education or training47%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.