Colyton Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 136366
- Address
- Whitwell Lane, Colyford, EX24 6HN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1071 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.6%
- Girls
- 43.4%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.6%
White British 73.9%
Mixed 6.8%
Chinese 5.2%
Other White 5%
Unclassified 2.7%
Indian 2.5%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 78.1
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.59
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 149 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 149 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 73 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 151 |
| French | GCSE | 48 |
| Geography | GCSE | 61 |
Admissions
Colyton Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 89 71 |
| Year 8 | 160 86 74 |
| Year 9 | 158 97 61 |
| Year 10 | 154 91 63 |
| Year 11 | 152 87 65 |
| Year 12 | 146 82 64 |
| Year 13 | 141 74 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 86.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 90.0% 50.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 73.0% 19.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.4% |