The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Church of England
Address Worth Road
Ilfracombe
Devon
EX34 9JB
Phone 01271863427
Reference Number 139553

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1011
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.96%
Girls: 51.04%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.5

Year Groups

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

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.4%
White, Other 2.5%
Indian 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
African 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-06-30
Date Report
2023-05-10 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 30 June 2023
2017-04-25 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 May 2017
2015-06-17 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 July 2015
2015-02-05 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 20 March 2015

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 50.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 64.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 36.81 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 40.93 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 28% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School
Princess Avenue, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 9LW
0.27 miles
Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8JL
0.34 miles
Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School
Berrynarbor, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 9SE
2.29 miles
West Down School
West Down, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8NF
3.23 miles
Combe Martin Primary School
Hangman Path, Combe Martin, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 0DF
3.42 miles
Woolacombe School
Beach Road, Woolacombe, Devon, EX34 7BT
4.43 miles
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