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
1011 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
23%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.4%
Other White 2.5%
Mixed 2.3%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 10%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 51%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.05
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award24
MultimediaTechnical Award18
Speech & DramaTechnical Award31
Sports StudiesTechnical Award33
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE51
Design & TechnologyGCSE41
English LanguageGCSE178
English LiteratureGCSE177
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE22
FrenchGCSE12
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
156
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
156
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
156
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
159
87
72
Year 8
179
87
92
Year 9
189
91
98
Year 10
183
95
88
Year 11
181
87
94
Year 12
77
34
43
Year 13
43
14
29
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
73.0%
81.1%
85.5%
Further education
47.0%
55.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
24.0%
23.0%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
9.0%
4.3%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
6.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
13.0%
6.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
66.0%
50.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
22.0%
19.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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