Clyst Vale Community College

Clyst Vale Community College is performing well, receiving a good overall rating in its recent inspection. Pupils at the school enjoy their education, showing respect and strong engagement in school activities. They have positive relationships with both staff and peers, evidenced by their active participation in the life of the school, including leadership roles and competitions. The school embodies a strong sense of community and adheres to its values of 'Respect, Participate, Learn'. The leadership and curriculum are commendable, with effective strategies in place to support SEND students and promote a love for reading among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their time at school and have respectful relationships with staff and peers.
• Leaders and staff uphold high expectations for pupil behaviour and conduct.
• The school follows an ambitious curriculum that ensures knowledge retention.
• Teachers effectively support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Students report positive experiences in the sixth form, with well-suited courses to their aspirations.
• A thorough careers program prepares pupils for future study and work.

Areas for Improvement

• A small number of pupils miss too much curriculum time, affecting their progress.
• Some pupils' behaviour interrupts learning, and staff do not always manage this effectively.

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 Clyst Vale Community College attended 91.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.9% 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, 7.4% of pupils at Clyst Vale Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 Clyst Vale Community College had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% 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, 19.7% of pupils at Clyst Vale Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.7% 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 Clyst Vale Community College received £7,732 and spent £7,942 for each of its 937 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £71,000 (-£76 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Blackdown Education Partnership, income was £7,733 and spending £7,770 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.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

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

Clyst Vale Community College is part of Blackdown Education Partnership, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Cullompton Community College Cullompton
• Tiverton High School Tiverton
• Uffculme School Cullompton
• Uffculme Primary School Cullompton
• Wellesley Park Primary School Wellington
• Court Fields School Wellington
• Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School Wellington
• Axe Valley Academy Axminster
• Orchard Grove Primary School Taunton
• Bishops Hull Primary School Taunton

What is Clyst Vale Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clyst Vale Community College is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Clyst Vale Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Clyst Vale Community College was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Clyst Vale Community College have?

Clyst Vale Community College has 944 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clyst Vale Community College cover?

Clyst Vale Community College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Clyst Vale Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.9, and 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Clyst Vale Community College?

Clyst Vale Community College is at Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3AJ.