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Pilton Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Chaddiford Lane, Barnstaple EX31 1RB · piltoncollege.org.uk · 01271 374381
On the mapSearch near EX31 1RB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,165
- 86% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 199 places were offered; 100% 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 | 199 | 199 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 229 | 228 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 228 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 188 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 221 | 201 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 45.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 73 | +2.1 |
| Other education | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.1 | +2.2 |
| Employment | 4.2 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1 |
Ofsted
Pilton Community College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 72
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (25%) with SEND