Sidmouth College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
- Distance
- 7.2km away
The King's School
Cadhay Lane, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Local ranking4th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025 — 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 180
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 40.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
105
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.5% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 206
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1108
- Boys
- 561 (51%)
- Girls
- 536 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (95% full)
- SEND
- 14.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.9%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.6%
- SEN Support
- 8.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 63.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,314/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
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.4%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Other: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.3%
- Asian Indian: 0.3%
92.4%
White British
3.6%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cadhay Lane
Ottery St Mary, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136673
- UKPRN
- 10033388
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- THE KING'S SCHOOL OTTERY ST MARY
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