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Chulmleigh Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Beacon Road, Chulmleigh EX18 7AA · chulmleigh.devon.sch.uk · 01769 580215
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 8.20 mi
- 13.20 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 10 · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 735
- 98% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 10” went to a home 8.20 mi (13.20 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put the school first and 144 places were offered; 86% 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 | 144 | 167 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 144 | 176 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 135 | 215 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 142 | 148 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 141 | 163 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 10 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 8.20 mi13.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.1, and 61.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲61.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.2 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 81.9 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | +4.8 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Chulmleigh Community College was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (185 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 185
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 44 parents (24%) with SEND