OFSTED
7 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
242
242 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
111
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
131
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.8 pts
above England
School
37.6%
Torridge
24.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
below England
School
1.2%
Torridge
2.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.0 pts
above England
School
5.0%
Torridge
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.7%
217
Unclassified
5.8%
14
Any other White background
3.7%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.4%
1
Indian
0.4%
1
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
40.9%
99 of
242 pupils
20.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
17.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
above
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
42.1
2.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.30 · 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
14.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.74 pts
higher than
England
School
14.96%
Torridge
6.73%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.77 pts
higher than
England
School
42.59%
Torridge
14.71%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
16.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
14.93 pts
higher than
England
School
16.73%
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
80.7%
11.7 pts
below England
Atlantic Academy
80.7%
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.