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Okehampton College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Mill Road, Okehampton EX20 1PW · okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk · 01837 650910

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.2
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
1,066
74% of 1,437 places
Local authority
Devon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.4%
First language not English
4.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust

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, 176 families put the school first and 181 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 225 (Places 227)225September 2023: 202 (Places 209)202September 2024: 177 (Places 204)177September 2025: 181 (Places 190)181September 2026: 176 (Places 181)176Places 181
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261811761100%
September 2025Sept 20251901811100%
September 2024Sept 20242041770.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232092021100%
September 2022Sept 20222272251100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 40.3% 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 C (30.4 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: 50.4 (England 46.3)50.42017/18: 47.7 (England 46.5)47.72018/19: 48.1 (England 46.7)48.12021/22: 49.2 (England 48.8)49.22022/23: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02023/24: 43.6 (England 45.9)43.62024/25: 43.2 (England 46.0)43.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.246.0
▼40.3%45.4%
▼61.2%64.8%
▼16.4%40.5%
▼3.714.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113540)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form21−3.9
Sixth form college0.9−0.9
Further education54.1+3.9
Other education1.7−0.6
Apprenticeship6.1−2.5
Employment5.2+0.2
Not in a lasting destination7+1.6
Activity not captured3.9+2.1

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: 32.0 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.8 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 35.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.1 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 35.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 29.5 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 30.4 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
33 studentsC (30.4)Average -0.03
33 studentsC (30.5)Average -0.03
10 studentsPass+ (17.7)Average -0.43
13.6%AAB or better
87%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2444C (29.6)-0.06
2022/2365C (29.5)—
2021/2286B- (35)—
2018/1997C+ (33.1)-0.08
2017/1881C+ (35)+0.16
2016/1791C+ (32.8)+0.07
2015/1687C+ (32)-0.03

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University41.1+4.7
Further and other education3.5−1.2
Further education1.8−1
Other education1.8−0.1
Apprenticeship3.6−1.1
Employment33.9−6.3
Not in a lasting destination10.7+1.4
Activity not captured7.1+2.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Okehampton College on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
27 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (299 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
43%
Positive
32%
Replies
299
26% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼43% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼46% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼27% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼35% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼43% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼27% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼38% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 43%

based on 123 parents (41%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼21% agreeEngland 63%

based on 105 parents (35%) with SEND

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