Ivybridge Community College
Harford Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Rachel Hutchinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,500
- Pupils on roll
- 2,262
- URN
- 136336
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752691000
About this school
Ivybridge Community College is a secondary academy in Ivybridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,262 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 403 | 401 | 370 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 54.7 | 55.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.29 to -0.01 | +0.35 +0.21 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 65.8% | 71.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 82.5% | 85.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 26.2% | 17.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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 Ivybridge Community College 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 | 48.1 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.7 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,469 |
| 2023/24 | 2,424 |
| 2024/25 | 2,323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ivybridge Community College compares
Ivybridge Community College ranked 2nd of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.2 | 7.6% | 15.2% | 2,262 | — |
| Plympton Academy | 43.1 | 10.6% | 22% | 984 | 6.0 miles |
| Hele's School | 50.7 | 8% | 16.9% | 1,378 | 6.6 miles |
| Coombe Dean School | 49.2 | 7.9% | 20.7% | 1,000 | 7.6 miles |
| Plymstock School | 47.3 | 9.7% | 19% | 1,515 | 7.9 miles |
| Tor Bridge High | 40.4 | 12.6% | 28% | 1,121 | 8.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 14 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.23%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Plympton Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Hele's School6.6 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Coombe Dean School7.6 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Plymstock School7.9 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
-
Tor Bridge High8.2 miles
Secondary · Plymouth
Other schools in Ivybridge
- Cornwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ermington Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School, Ivybridge Primary
- Modbury Primary School Primary
- Stowford School Primary
- The Erme Primary School Primary
- Ugborough Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ivybridge Community College teach?
- Ivybridge Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ivybridge.
- Who is the principal of Ivybridge Community College?
- The principal of Ivybridge Community College is Mrs Rachel Hutchinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ivybridge Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ivybridge Community College, 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 Ivybridge Community College?
- Ivybridge Community College has 2,262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ivybridge Community College full?
- Ivybridge Community College has capacity for 2,500 pupils and 2,262 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Ivybridge Community College a faith school?
- No. Ivybridge Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Ivybridge Community College a selective school?
- No. Ivybridge Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ivybridge Community College?
- Ivybridge Community College is part of WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ivybridge Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.1 in 2022/23 and 55.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ivybridge Community College rank locally?
- Ivybridge Community College ranked 2nd of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ivybridge Community College's absence rate?
- Ivybridge Community College's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ivybridge Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ivybridge Community 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 1 July 2026.