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Kingsbridge Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge TQ7 1PL · kingsbridgecollege.org.uk · 01548 852641

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.6
average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
Last distance offered
5.05 mi
8.13 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 9 · Devon Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,199
85% of 1,407 places
Local authority
Devon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
14%
First language not English
3.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Education South West

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 9” went to a home 5.05 mi (8.13 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 207 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 234 (Places 211)234September 2023: 196 (Places 200)196September 2024: 173 (Places 179)173September 2025: 189 (Places 196)189September 2026: 207 (Places 211)207Places 211
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026211207198%
September 2025Sept 20251961891100%
September 2024Sept 20241791731100%
September 2023Sept 20232001961100%
September 2022Sept 20222112341.1▲90%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Category 9Distance
September 20265.05 mi8.13 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 54.5% 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 B- (35.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 55.5 (England 46.3)55.52017/18: 50.8 (England 46.5)50.82018/19: 52.8 (England 46.7)52.82021/22: 51.4 (England 48.8)51.42022/23: 50.8 (England 46.3)50.82023/24: 48.4 (England 45.9)48.42024/25: 49.6 (England 46.0)49.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.646.0
▲54.5%45.4%
▲71.5%64.8%
▲53.0%40.5%
▲4.554.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form55.7−2.2
Further education28.9+2
Other education0.5−2.7
Apprenticeship2.6+0.3
Employment5.7+0.1
Not in a lasting destination4.1+1.3
Activity not captured2.6+1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 34.3 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 34.4 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 39.5 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 43.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 40.6 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 34.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
114 studentsB- (35.3)Average +0.11
116 studentsB- (35.3)Above average +0.12
29 studentsDist- (30.3)Average +0.21
21 studentsDist+ (36.8)Average -0.03
13.4%AAB or better
98%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24109C+ (34.9)+0.07
2022/23111B (40.6)—
2021/2295B+ (43.1)—
2018/19141B (39.5)+0.40
2017/18169C+ (32.7)-0.09
2016/17155C+ (34.4)+0.05
2015/16141C+ (34.3)-0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University26.7−8.6
Further and other education2.3−3.6
Further education0.8−4.2
Other education1.5+0.7
Apprenticeship6.1+1.9
Employment38.2−4.7
Not in a lasting destination23.7+13.6
Activity not captured3.1+1.4

Ofsted

Kingsbridge Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
7 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2008

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (335 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
60%
Replies
335
26% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼53% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼71% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼61% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼79% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼54% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼37% agreeEngland 67%

based on 111 parents (33%) with SEND

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