Honiton Community CollegeSidmouth College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Honiton Community College and Sidmouth College are secondary schools.
Honiton Community College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sidmouth College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Honiton Community College was judged the expected standard and Sidmouth College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.4 for Honiton Community College and 45.9 for Sidmouth College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Honiton Community College (43.0 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HonitonHoniton Community College | SidmouthSidmouth College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 40 in Devon | 21st of 40 in Devon Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 691 | 853 | |
| Capacity | 958 | 900 | |
| Location | Honiton, EX14 1QT | Sidmouth, EX10 9LG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 45.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.8% | 54.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.2% | 72.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.7% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 | 3.74 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 120 | 142 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 18 2023-24 | 46 2024-25 | |
| A-level average points | 32.9 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 34.4 | 28.8 2024-25 · England 35.0 | |
| A-level average grade | C+ 2023-24 | C 2024-25 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.3 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 35.1 | 25.9 2024-25 · England 35.8 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.0% Stronger figure2023-24 · England 17.1% | 5.6% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 691 | 853 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.0% | 23.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% | 3.2% | |
| SEN support | 15.9% | 15.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 5.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.6% | 21.6% Stronger figure | 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
A-level average points
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.
Honiton Community College
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