OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,093
1,093 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
532
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
561
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Mid Devon
17.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Mid Devon
4.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Mid Devon
0.8%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.8%
894
Unclassified
13.7%
150
Any other White background
1.9%
21
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
8
White and Asian
0.5%
6
Any other ethnic group
0.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.1%
187 of
1,093 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
52.8
13.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.46 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.86 pts
higher than
England
School
7.08%
Mid Devon
5.23%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.40 pts
higher than
England
School
18.21%
Mid Devon
11.41%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
2.46%
Mid Devon
1.63%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
116.3%
24.0 pts
above England
Uffculme School
116.3%
Mid Devon
82.8%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.