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King Edward VI Community College
- Pupils on roll
- 940of 1,795 places
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 148
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 4 June 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: King Edward VI Community College (URN 113520, until 1 September 2022).
What the data says
Of the 148 pupils who finished Year 11 at King Edward VI Community College in 2023, 41% stayed on in King Edward VI Community College’s own sixth form (Devon average 23%), 51% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 35% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Among the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 28% went to university (Devon 25%, England 37%), and 18% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 37% 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 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 148 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 41% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 79 | 5,824 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 28% | 25% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 34% | 41% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 16% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.6 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 30% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 24% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.2 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.0 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 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 | 147 | 99% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 60% |
| Mathematics | 147 | 99% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 76% |
| English Literature | 146 | 99% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 124 | 84% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 64% |
| Geography | 85 | 57% | 41% | 21% | 25% | 60% |
| Photography | 52 | 35% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 88% |
| Film Studies | 47 | 32% | 1% | 9% | 20% | 68% |
| Art and Design | 47 | 32% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 94% |
| History | 43 | 29% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 60% |
| Spanish | 41 | 28% | 19% | 12% | 27% | 80% |
| Physical Education | 40 | 27% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 70% |
| Design and Technology | 39 | 26% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 67% |
| Media Studies | 28 | 19% | 4% | 7% | 20% | 89% |
| Physics | 21 | 14% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 90% |
| Biology | 21 | 14% | 23% | 14% | 45% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 86% |
| Drama | 20 | 14% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 90% |
| French | 20 | 14% | 18% | 5% | 29% | 65% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 11% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| Music | 11 | 7% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 73% |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 7% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 60% |
| Dance | 9 | 6% | 1% | 33% | 27% | 100% |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Ancient History | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 37% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 140 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 66 | 3,028 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.04 | 34.55 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 9% | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 27 | 41% | 13% |
| Film Studies | 19 | 29% | 2% |
| Biology | 14 | 21% | 20% |
| Geography | 13 | 20% | 10% |
| Fine Art | 12 | 18% | 3% |
| History | 11 | 17% | 13% |
| English Literature | 10 | 15% | 11% |
| Mathematics | 9 | 14% | 31% |
| Spanish | 8 | 12% | 2% |
| Product Design | 7 | 11% | 2% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Philosophy | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 9 | 14% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 7 | 11% | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 11% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 6 | 9% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 6 | 9% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Art and Design | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.