Holsworthy Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Victoria Hill, Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.6%
33.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
551
Capacity used
Has space73%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
106 of 106 families who put it first got an offer
110
Places offered
122
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 106 | 106 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 12 | 1 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 122 | 107 | 88% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Sweeney
- Address
- Victoria Hill, Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
- Phone
- 01409253430
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Holsworthy · Torridge and Tavistock
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 145343
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
551 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 562 pupils
Attendance
87.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 38.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.37 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 85 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 85 | 15% | 44% | 67% | |
| Mathematics | 84 | 8% | 51% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 72 | 13% | 50% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 54 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| History | 47 | 15% | 47% | 62% | |
| Biology | 31 | 13% | 48% | 84% | |
| Physics | 30 | 13% | 53% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 10% | 33% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 28% | 62% | 76% | |
| Physical Education | 18 | 6% | 44% | 78% | |
| Geography | 17 | 18% | 53% | 71% | |
| French | 16 | 38% | 81% | 81% |
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.