Sidmouth College
Primley Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
This school is closed (it closed in February 2023).
It was replaced by Sidmouth College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Parsons
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- East Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 899
- URN
- 113503
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Sidmouth College was a community secondary school in Sidmouth. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 899 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sidmouth College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.24 to +0.24 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 |
How Sidmouth College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.2% | 21.8% | 899 | — |
| Sidmouth College | 45.9 | 7.7% | 23.8% | 825 | 0.0 miles |
| The King's School | 51.9 | 8.3% | 14.9% | 1,097 | 4.5 miles |
| Colyton Grammar School | 78.8 | 5.1% | 7.4% | 1,083 | 7.3 miles |
| Honiton Community College | 40.4 | 11.7% | 23% | 637 | 7.4 miles |
| Exmouth Community College | 46.1 | 10.7% | 23.5% | 2,031 | 9.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.8%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sidmouth College0.0 miles
Secondary · Sidmouth
-
The King's School4.5 miles
Secondary · Ottery St Mary
-
Colyton Grammar School7.3 miles
Secondary · Colyton
-
Honiton Community College7.4 miles
Secondary · Honiton
-
Exmouth Community College9.0 miles
Secondary · Exmouth
Other schools in Sidmouth
- Sidmouth College Secondary
- Newton Poppleford Primary School Primary
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tipton St John Church of England Primary School Primary
- St John's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sidmouth College teach?
- Sidmouth College taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Sidmouth.
- Has Sidmouth College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sidmouth College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sidmouth College?
- Sidmouth College had 899 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Sidmouth College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidmouth College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.