Colyton Grammar SchoolAxe Valley Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Colyton Grammar School and Axe Valley Academy are secondary schools.
Colyton Grammar School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Axe Valley Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Colyton Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Colyton Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Axe Valley Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 78.8 for Colyton Grammar School and 39.2 for Axe Valley Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Colyton Grammar School (83.1 in 2021-22, 78.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Axe Valley Academy (42.0 in 2021-22, 39.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ColytonColyton Grammar School | AxminsterAxe Valley Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A88/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 40 in Devon Stronger figure | 28th of 40 in Devon | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,071 | 757 | |
| Capacity | 1,085 | 750 | |
| Location | Colyton, EX24 6HN | Axminster, EX13 5EA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 78.8 Stronger figure | 39.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.7% Stronger figure | 30.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.3% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.2% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.63 Stronger figure | 3.32 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 152 | 138 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 143 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 47.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 47.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 57.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,071 | 757 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.4% | 30.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.4% | 5.5% | |
| SEN support | 4.6% | 25.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 5.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% Stronger figure | 11.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% Stronger figure | 33.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Colyton Grammar School
Axe Valley Academy
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