Bideford College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bideford, EX39 3AR
- Distance
- 9.4km away
Atlantic Academy
Bucks Cross, Bideford, EX39 5DW
Local ranking30th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
300
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 45
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 227
- Boys
- 131 (54%)
- Girls
- 111 (46%)
- Capacity
- 300 (81% full)
- SEND
- 35.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.8%
- EAL
- 0.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.8%
- SEN Support
- 26.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,053/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
- 15.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 42.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.7%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- White Irish: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
93.7%
White British
4.0%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Bucks Cross
Bideford, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 146567
- UKPRN
- 10081514
- Establishment No.
- 4024
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
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