Uffculme School
Chapel Hill, Uffculme, Cullompton, EX15 3AG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Jenkins
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Blackdown Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 940
- Pupils on roll
- 1,093
- URN
- 136287
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01884840458
About this school
Uffculme School is a secondary academy in Cullompton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,093 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 204 | 219 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.9 | 52.0 | 52.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.91 +0.72 to +1.11 | +0.46 +0.26 to +0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 62.3% | 57.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 80.4% | 79.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 17.6% | 11.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Uffculme School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.9 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.8 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,069 |
| 2023/24 | 1,069 |
| 2024/25 | 1,085 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Uffculme School compares
Uffculme School ranked 6th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.8 | 7.1% | 17.4% | 1,093 | — |
| Cullompton Community College | 45.1 | 10.6% | 18.6% | 746 | 4.7 miles |
| Court Fields School | 42.8 | 9% | 23% | 861 | 6.3 miles |
| Tiverton High School | — | — | — | — | 7.0 miles |
| Kingsmead Academy | 43.8 | 10.7% | 19.1% | 892 | 9.1 miles |
| Honiton Community College | 40.4 | 11.7% | 23% | 637 | 9.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.42%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 18.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cullompton Community College4.7 miles
Secondary · Cullompton
-
Court Fields School6.3 miles
Secondary · Wellington
-
Tiverton High School7.0 miles
Secondary · Tiverton
-
Kingsmead Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Taunton
-
Honiton Community College9.6 miles
Secondary · Honiton
Other schools in Cullompton
- Cullompton Community College Secondary
- Clyst Hydon Primary School Primary
- Culmstock Primary School Primary
- Hemyock Primary School Primary
- Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School Primary
- Plymtree Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Primary School Primary
- Uffculme Primary School Primary
- Willand School Primary
- Willowbank Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Uffculme School teach?
- Uffculme School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cullompton.
- Who is the headteacher of Uffculme School?
- The headteacher of Uffculme School is Mrs Laura Jenkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Uffculme School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Uffculme School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Uffculme School?
- Uffculme School has 1,093 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Uffculme School full?
- Uffculme School has capacity for 940 pupils and 1,093 on roll (116%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Uffculme School a faith school?
- No. Uffculme School has no designated religious character.
- Is Uffculme School a selective school?
- No. Uffculme School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Uffculme School?
- Uffculme School is part of BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Uffculme School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.9 in 2022/23 and 52.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Uffculme School rank locally?
- Uffculme School ranked 6th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Uffculme School's absence rate?
- Uffculme School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Uffculme School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Uffculme School'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 1 July 2026.