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Uffculme School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Chapel Hill, Uffculme, Cullompton EX15 3AG · uffculmeschool.bep.ac · 01884 840458
On the mapSearch near EX15 3AG
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 4.88 mi
- 7.86 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 7 · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,093
- 153 over 940 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 7” went to a home 4.88 mi (7.86 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 259 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 259 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 202 | 265 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 255 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 200 | 279 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 226 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.88 mi7.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.8, and 57.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 19.6 | −7.9 |
| Further education | 54.9 | +5.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −4.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | +3.9 |
| Employment | 5.9 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Uffculme School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (207 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 207
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (22%) with SEND