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Cullompton Community College

Secondary Ages 11-16 746 pupils Cullompton
Ofsted: Good
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Cullompton Community College is an academy converter in Cullompton for pupils aged 11 to 16. It has 746 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Cullompton Community College is Good, from an inspection in September 2022 of its predecessor, Cullompton Community College. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.0, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE. It has fewer teachers for its size than most secondary schools: 20.3 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 16.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. GCSE results: 2026.

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Exeter Road
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 1DX
Phone 0188433364
Reference Number 151057

General Makeup

Number of pupils 746
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.74%
Girls: 48.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 76 61 137
8 72 66 138
9 92 90 182
10 77 75 152
11 69 68 137

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.6%
White, Other 6.2%
African 3.5%
White & Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Irish 0.1%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Cullompton Community College, inspected in September 2022.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Sep 2024 Academy conversion letter

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)
42

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 43.8%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 55.5%

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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Year 7 admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 63 15
Third Preference 19 4
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Cullompton Community College had 749 pupils for 900 places. 151 places (16.8%) were unfilled.

Year 7 intake in the “Cullompton Secondary” planning area

Devon counted 139 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 164 in 2031–32, up 18%.

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 Cullompton Community College attended 89.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 6.7%
Unauthorised absence 3.9%
Severely absent pupils 5.8%

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, 13.9% of pupils at Cullompton Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 71.9
Permanent exclusions 5

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 Cullompton Community College had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 11.211.8
Teachers who left state teaching 10.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 75.6%–
Sick days per teacher 5.9–

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, 22.9% of pupils at Cullompton Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 54 7
Specific learning difficulty 41 6
Social, emotional and mental health 26 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 19 10
Moderate learning difficulty 21 5
No specialist assessment of need 3 0
Other difficulty or disability 3 0
Physical disability 2 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Vision impairment 1 0

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 Cullompton Community College received £7,882 and spent £8,292 for each of its 754 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £284,000 (-£376 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

2025
Revenue reserve -£284,000
per pupil -£376
In-year balance -£309,000
per pupil -£410

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.

Name Distance
Willowbank Primary School
Manitoba Gardens, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1EZ
0.32 miles
St Andrew's Primary School
St Andrews Estate, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1HU
0.46 miles
The Duchy School Bradninch
Bowley Meadow, Townlands, Bradninch, Exeter, Devon, EX5 4RF
2.54 miles
Willand School
Gables Road, Willand, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2QL
2.8 miles
Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School
Fore Street, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2AD
3.13 miles
Plymtree Church of England Primary School
Plymtree, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2JU
3.13 miles
Clyst Hydon Primary School
Clyst Hydon, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2ND
3.3 miles
Halberton Primary School
Church Path, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7AT
3.93 miles
Silverton Church of England Primary School
Coach Road, Silverton, Exeter, Devon, EX5 4JY
4.34 miles
Tidcombe Primary School
Marina Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4BP
4.56 miles
Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School
Higher Town, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7BR
4.72 miles
Wilcombe Primary School
Lazenby Road, Wilcombe, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4AL
4.81 miles
Blundell's Preparatory School
Milestones House, Tiverton, EX16 4NA
4.84 miles
Uffculme Primary School
Ashley Road, Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3AY
4.88 miles
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School
Bell Meadow, Bickleigh, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8RE
4.97 miles
Name Distance
K-HQ
Loyalty Hall, Dulford, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2BY
2.42 miles
Uffculme School
Chapel Hill, Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3AG
4.7 miles
Blundell's School
Blundell's Road, Tiverton, EX16 4DN
4.99 miles

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

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

What is Cullompton Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cullompton Community College is Good, from an inspection in September 2022 of its predecessor, Cullompton Community College.

When was Cullompton Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Cullompton Community College was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Cullompton Community College have?

Cullompton Community College has 746 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cullompton Community College cover?

Cullompton Community College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Cullompton Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.0, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Cullompton Community College?

Cullompton Community College is at Exeter Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1DX.

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