Ivybridge Community College

Ivybridge Community College has been rated as 'Good' in its latest inspection, reflecting an overall solid performance despite previously holding an 'Outstanding' designation. The school is recognized for providing a broad curriculum that equips pupils with strong knowledge and skills across various subjects. There is a calm and purposeful learning environment, with pupils demonstrating a positive attitude towards their education, although some concerns regarding the variability of support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) were noted. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a commendable standard in leadership and the quality of education provided, particularly in subjects like mathematics and geography.

Strengths

• Broad curriculum with diverse subjects offered
• Strong knowledge and skills development across subjects
• Calm and purposeful learning environment
• High-quality training for staff to improve teaching
• Exciting extra-curricular options available
• Effective mentoring for disadvantaged pupils
• Strong support for sixth-form students
• Vigilant safeguarding arrangements in place

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the provision for pupils with SEND
• Some subject curriculums not as well implemented as others

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ivybridge Community College attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.2% of pupils at Ivybridge Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 6 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ivybridge Community College had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.2% of pupils at Ivybridge Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ivybridge Community College received £8,136 and spent £7,644 for each of its 2,324 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,603,000 (£1,550 per pupil).

Across all 31 schools of Westcountry Schools Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,467 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Ivybridge · Devon local authority: places and applications

Ivybridge Community College is part of Westcountry Schools Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Stowford School Ivybridge
• Manor Primary School, Ivybridge Ivybridge
• Woodlands Park Primary School Ivybridge
• Ermington Primary School Ivybridge
• Ugborough Primary School Ivybridge
• Holbeton Primary School Plymouth
• Yealmpton Primary School Plymouth
• Glen Park Primary School Plymouth
• Chaddlewood Primary School Plymouth
• Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth

What is Ivybridge Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ivybridge Community College is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Ivybridge Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Ivybridge Community College was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Ivybridge Community College have?

Ivybridge Community College has 2,262 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ivybridge Community College cover?

Ivybridge Community College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Ivybridge Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.6, and 66% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ivybridge Community College?

Ivybridge Community College is at Harford Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0JA.