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Pilton Community College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,165of 1,350 places
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 225
- Ofsted
- Good, 28 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Pilton Community College (URN 113515, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Pilton Community College has no sixth form. Of the 215 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 75% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.4 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Pilton Community College is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Devon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Pilton Community College | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 215 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 75% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Pilton Community College | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.4 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 46% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.10 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.3 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.3 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 219 | 97% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 74% |
| Mathematics | 219 | 97% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 72% |
| English Language | 219 | 97% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 183 | 81% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 60% |
| Geography | 100 | 44% | 41% | 25% | 25% | 59% |
| History | 79 | 35% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 61% |
| Fine Art | 69 | 31% | 9% | 19% | 28% | 80% |
| French | 61 | 27% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 75% |
| German | 50 | 22% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 56% |
| Design and Technology | 46 | 20% | 11% | 20% | 23% | 83% |
| Physics | 34 | 15% | 23% | 59% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 34 | 15% | 23% | 56% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 34 | 15% | 23% | 56% | 45% | 97% |
| Dance | 28 | 12% | 1% | 4% | 27% | 32% |
| Computer Science | 28 | 12% | 13% | 46% | 30% | 82% |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 8% | 31% | 32% | 32% | 63% |
| Spanish | 14 | 6% | 19% | 43% | 27% | 86% |
| Drama | 11 | 5% | 7% | 45% | 27% | 82% |
| Music | 10 | 4% | 5% | 10% | 33% | 60% |
| Italian | 8 | 4% | 0% | 38% | 53% | 88% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Japanese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 69 | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 50 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 38 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Devon
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Bideford College
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71% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Braunton Academy
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Chulmleigh Community College
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Clyst Vale Community College
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.