Pilton Community College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 1 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
136867
Address
Chaddiford Lane, EX31 1RB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1145 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
5.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.7%
Persistent absence
35.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.3%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 3.1%
Indian 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.28
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 33%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.3
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.55
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)Technical Award42
Health StudiesTechnical Award22
Sports StudiesTechnical Award69
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)12
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE75
BiologyGCSE40
ChemistryGCSE40
ChineseGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE44
Design & TechnologyGCSE83
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Pilton Community College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
239
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
228
2nd preference
79
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
228
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
211
120
91
Year 8
237
131
106
Year 9
221
110
111
Year 10
238
114
124
Year 11
238
124
114
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
80.5%
85.6%
Further education
71.0%
55.9%
35.4%
School sixth form
1.0%
22.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
9.0%
6.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
5.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
6.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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