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

Honiton Community College versus Sidmouth College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HonitonHoniton Community CollegeSidmouthSidmouth CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C55/100
Local ranking22nd of 40 in Devon 21st of 40 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll691 853
Capacity958 900
LocationHoniton, EX14 1QT Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
GCSE results
Attainment 840.4 45.9 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths35.8% 54.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths54.2% 72.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc26.7% Stronger figure9.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.55 3.74 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort120 142
A-level results
A-level entries18 2023-2446 2024-25
A-level average points32.9 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 34.428.8 2024-25 · England 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ 2023-24C 2024-25
Best 3 A-levels points36.3 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 35.125.9 2024-25 · England 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.0% Stronger figure2023-24 · England 17.1%5.6% 2024-25 · England 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census691 853
Free school meals (ever 6)23.0% 23.8%
English as an additional language3.3% 3.2%
SEN support15.9% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence11.7% 7.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.6% 21.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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