SCHOOL PROFILE

Holsworthy Community College

Secondary Academy converter URN 145343
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 750 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 551 551 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 257 46.6% of pupils
Male pupils 294 53.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.1%
9.3 pts above England
School 34.1%
Torridge 24.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.6%
18.7 pts below England
School 1.6%
Torridge 2.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.5%
1.5 pts above England
School 2.5%
Torridge 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.6%
510
Unclassified
1.6%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
5
Any other White background
0.9%
5
White and Black Caribbean
0.7%
4
African
0.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.3% 167 of 551 pupils
9.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.3%
Torridge 24.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.1% 133 pupils
England 14.8% 9.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.2% 34 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 44
Speech, language & communication 39
Specific learning difficulty 23
Moderate learning difficulty 21
No specialist assessment yet 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 12

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

39.9 0.7 pts above England
School 39.9
Torridge 32.3
South West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 41.2% England 36.0% 5.2 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 64.7% England 51.4% 13.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 16.5% England 30.6% 14.1 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.29 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.32 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

12.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

6.20 pts higher than England
School 12.42%
Torridge 6.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

33.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

17.46 pts higher than England
School 33.27%
Torridge 14.71%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.14 pts higher than England
School 6.94%
Torridge 2.84%
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

73.5% 18.9 pts below England
Holsworthy Community College
73.5%
Torridge
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information