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80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
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The Park Community School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,408of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 278
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 3 June 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Park Community School (URN 113514, until 1 July 2018).
What the data says
The Park Community School has no sixth form. Of the 301 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 73% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | The Park Community School | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 301 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 73% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Park Community School | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 50% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 26% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.8 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.8 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 273 | 98% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 72% |
| English Language | 273 | 98% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 75% |
| English Literature | 263 | 95% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 78% |
| Combined Science | 169 | 61% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 54% |
| History | 160 | 58% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 60% |
| Biology | 101 | 36% | 23% | 34% | 45% | 91% |
| Chemistry | 100 | 36% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 88% |
| Physics | 100 | 36% | 23% | 27% | 46% | 81% |
| Spanish | 100 | 36% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 76% |
| Geography | 93 | 33% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 75% |
| Sociology | 70 | 25% | 4% | 14% | 21% | 60% |
| Physical Education | 64 | 23% | 11% | 8% | 24% | 59% |
| French | 46 | 17% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 80% |
| Photography | 41 | 15% | 6% | 29% | 19% | 80% |
| Art and Design | 39 | 14% | 7% | 31% | 24% | 85% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 11% | 13% | 27% | 30% | 67% |
| Drama | 25 | 9% | 7% | 12% | 27% | 56% |
| Film Studies | 24 | 9% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 58% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 7% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 60% |
| Music | 19 | 7% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 63% |
| Dance | 15 | 5% | 1% | 40% | 27% | 87% |
| Design and Technology | 7 | 3% | 11% | 14% | 23% | 57% |
| Statistics | 3 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineering | 53 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 46 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 13 | — | — |
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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.