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Chulmleigh Community College
- Pupils on roll
- 735of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 145
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 18 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chulmleigh Community College (URN 113509, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Chulmleigh Community College has no sixth form. Of the 130 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 82% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.1 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 61% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (French entries add up to 87% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.
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 | Chulmleigh Community College | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 130 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 82% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Chulmleigh Community College | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 54.1 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 87% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.4 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 57.6 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 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 Language | 144 | 99% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 85% |
| Mathematics | 144 | 99% | 88% | 33% | 22% | 85% |
| English Literature | 144 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 143 | 99% | 31% | 15% | 32% | 63% |
| French | 126 | 87% | 18% | 31% | 29% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 116 | 80% | 65% | 16% | 9% | 77% |
| History | 89 | 61% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 71% |
| Geography | 64 | 44% | 41% | 34% | 25% | 81% |
| Sociology | 43 | 30% | 4% | 21% | 21% | 74% |
| Design and Technology | 31 | 21% | 11% | 23% | 23% | 84% |
| Biology | 28 | 19% | 23% | 61% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 19% | 23% | 64% | 47% | 96% |
| Physics | 28 | 19% | 23% | 61% | 46% | 93% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 18% | 7% | 23% | 24% | 92% |
| Physical Education | 25 | 17% | 11% | 8% | 24% | 52% |
| Drama | 20 | 14% | 7% | 45% | 27% | 95% |
| Statistics | 15 | 10% | 5% | 60% | 20% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 14 | 10% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 93% |
| Music | 11 | 8% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 73% |
| Textiles | 11 | 8% | 2% | 36% | 27% | 91% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 7% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 80% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 39 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Devon
Axe Valley Academy
Academy sponsor led · 741 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.2
Bideford College
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,455 pupils
71% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Braunton Academy
Academy converter · 828 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.7
Clyst Vale Community College
Academy converter · sixth form · 944 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Colyton Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,083 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 78.8
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.