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Colyton Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Whitwell Lane, Colyford, Colyton EX24 6HN · colytongrammar.com · 01297 552327
On the mapSearch near EX24 6HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 78.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,083
- 100% of 1,085 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 196 families put the school first and 158 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 158 | 196 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 160 | 210 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 158 | 183 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 190 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 153 | 193 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 78.8, and 98.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲78.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲88.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.63 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 84 | −4.3 |
| Sixth form college | 2.7 | +1.4 |
| Further education | 10 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 1.3 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 142 students | A- (47.7) | Average +0.04 | |
| 142 students | A- (48.1) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 144 | A- (46.4) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 121 | A- (47.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 125 | A (49.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 106 | A- (46.3) | +0.28 |
| 2017/18 | 110 | A- (45.7) | +0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 110 | B+ (44.6) | +0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 113 | B+ (44.9) | +0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.9 | −1.8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 29.9 | +4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Colyton Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2007
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (317 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 317
- 31% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (10%) with SEND