The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
139553
Address
Worth Road, EX34 9JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1039 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
1.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.1%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.54
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 10%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.8
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.51
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award8
Sports StudiesTechnical Award45
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award22
MultimediaTechnical Award15
Speech & DramaTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE40
BiologyGCSE34
ChemistryGCSE30
Design & TechnologyGCSE35
English LanguageGCSE169
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
136
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
123
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
123
2nd preference
6
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 classes23.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
193
92
101
Year 8
194
89
105
Year 9
191
99
92
Year 10
185
89
96
Year 11
173
86
87
Year 12
45
14
31
Year 13
58
29
29
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
83.6%
86.5%
Further education
41.0%
57.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
35.0%
24.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.8%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
5.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
13.0%
5.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
59.0%
54.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
17.0%
17.4%
19.7%
Russell Group
12.0%
18.1%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
1.2%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
7.0%
3.4%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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