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Holsworthy Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Victoria Hill, Holsworthy EX22 6JD · hcc.devon.sch.uk · 01409 253430
On the mapSearch near EX22 6JD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.9
- 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
- 551
- 73% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- 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, 95 families put the school first and 97 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 | 97 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 110 | 106 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 123 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 109 | 108 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 93 | 93 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 41.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.29 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113511)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | −1 |
| Sixth form college | 17.8 | −7.7 |
| Further education | 47.5 | +5.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 15.8 | +5 |
| Employment | 5 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | +2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Holsworthy Community College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 96
- 19% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (19%) with SEND