King Edward VI Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.6%
30.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
940
Capacity used
Has space52%
1,795 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
157 of 169 families who put it first got an offer
167
Places offered
279
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 169 | 157 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 63 | 6 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 4 | ● 9% |
| Total | 279 | 167 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 49 applications came from outside the council area (18 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alan Salt
- Address
- Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
- Phone
- 01803869200
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Totnes · South Devon
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149247
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
940 pupils · 1,795 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 June 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 797 pupils
Attendance
89.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.91 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.04 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 66 | — |
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 | 147 | 13% | 48% | 76% | |
| English Language | 147 | 10% | 44% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 146 | 10% | 40% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 124 | 7% | 38% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 100 | 19% | 63% | 91% | |
| Geography | 85 | 21% | 47% | 60% | |
| Film Studies | 47 | 9% | 57% | 68% | |
| History | 43 | 19% | 42% | 60% | |
| Spanish | 41 | 12% | 54% | 80% | |
| Physical Education | 40 | 25% | 68% | 70% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 10% | 46% | 67% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 28 | 7% | 75% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 27 | 4% | 7% | 44% | |
| Film Studies | 19 | 0% | 5% | 79% | |
| Biology | 14 | 7% | 7% | 14% | |
| Fine Art | 13 | 0% | 23% | 85% | |
| Geography | 13 | 8% | 31% | 38% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 0% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 11% | 33% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10499: King Edward VI Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 23% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 43% | — | — |
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.
| 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.