Chulmleigh Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Beacon Road, Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
735
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
142 of 176 families who put it first got an offer
144
Places offered
228
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 176 | 142 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 228 | 144 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Payne
- Address
- Beacon Road, Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
- Phone
- 01769580215
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Chulmleigh · North Devon
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137024
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST
735 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 755 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 55.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.86 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 145 | — |
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 | 144 | 33% | 74% | 85% | |
| English Language | 144 | 24% | 63% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 144 | 15% | 61% | 83% | |
| Religious Studies | 143 | 15% | 53% | 63% | |
| French | 126 | 31% | 66% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 16% | 57% | 77% | |
| History | 89 | 20% | 52% | 71% | |
| Geography | 64 | 34% | 73% | 81% | |
| Social Studies | 43 | 21% | 56% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 37 | 27% | 70% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 23% | 61% | 84% | |
| Biology | 28 | 61% | 86% | 96% |
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.