The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB · Devon · secondary school
17th of 40 secondary schools in Devon we can score, 41 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 8.3/10 against 907 of them, against 7.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 15 | 35% | 0.51 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 50.6 · 66 | 30% | 1.99 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.48 · 83 | 25% | 2.07 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 47.9 · 62 | 10% | 0.62 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 47.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.48 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.2 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement in January 2026.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Young Enterprise, Debating, Paired Reading, and Student Leadership clubs. Sports include Duke of Edinburgh, Ten Tors, Football, Netball, and Surfing. Arts activities feature Stage Right Theatre and musical productions. Trips have included Madrid, New York, Auschwitz, Kenya/Tanzania, and a ski trip.
Getting in. The school has 1011 pupils in a capacity of 1200, leaving 189 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in raising their Progress 8 scores further? What specific actions are being taken to address the areas highlighted in the recent Ofsted inspection? How do the smaller class sizes impact individual teacher attention during lessons?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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