Chulmleigh Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
- Distance
- 11.0km away
South Molton Community College
Old Alswear Road, South Molton, EX36 4LA
Local ranking17th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 10 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 123
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 662
- Boys
- 311 (47%)
- Girls
- 345 (53%)
- Capacity
- 750 (87% full)
- SEND
- 24.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.2%
- EAL
- 3.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 20.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,486/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 94.1%
- White Other: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.5%
- White Traveller: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
94.1%
White British
1.7%
White Other
1.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Old Alswear Road
South Molton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113512
- UKPRN
- 10008500
- Establishment No.
- 4057
- Trust
- South Molton Co-operative Learning Trust
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