Clyst Vale Community College
Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3AJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CLYST VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sara Jacobs
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,124
- Pupils on roll
- 944
- URN
- 136638
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392461407
About this school
Clyst Vale Community College is a secondary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 944 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
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 175 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 47.7 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.41 to +0.02 | -0.02 -0.23 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 49.1% | 40.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 69.7% | 62.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 24.6% | 28.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
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 Clyst Vale 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 | 44.4 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.7 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 974 |
| 2023/24 | 959 |
| 2024/25 | 936 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clyst Vale Community College compares
Clyst Vale Community College ranked 28th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.5 | 9.1% | 23% | 944 | — |
| St Luke's Church of England School | 45.3 | 11.3% | 30.4% | 870 | 2.5 miles |
| St James School | 46.9 | 8.8% | 27.5% | 985 | 2.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided School | 53 | 7.6% | 13% | 1,305 | 3.3 miles |
| Isca Academy | 46.4 | 11% | 27.9% | 860 | 4.7 miles |
| West Exe School | 47 | 10% | 20.4% | 1,237 | 5.6 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)
- 23%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.05%
- Persistent absence
- 21.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Luke's Church of England School2.5 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
St James School2.8 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
St Peter's Church of England Aided School3.3 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
Isca Academy4.7 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
West Exe School5.6 miles
Secondary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Clyst Vale Community College ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Exeter.
- Isca Academy Secondary
- St James School Secondary
- St Luke's Church of England School Secondary
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School Secondary
- West Exe School Secondary
- Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nursery
- West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nursery
- Alphington Primary School Primary
- Bowhill Primary School Primary
- Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Clyst Vale Community College teach?
- Clyst Vale Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Exeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Clyst Vale Community College?
- The headteacher of Clyst Vale Community College is Ms Sara Jacobs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clyst Vale Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clyst Vale 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 Clyst Vale Community College?
- Clyst Vale Community College has 944 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Clyst Vale Community College full?
- Clyst Vale Community College has capacity for 1,124 pupils and 944 on roll (84%), 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 Clyst Vale Community College a faith school?
- No. Clyst Vale Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Clyst Vale Community College a selective school?
- No. Clyst Vale Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Clyst Vale Community College?
- Clyst Vale Community College is part of CLYST VALE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clyst Vale Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 44.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clyst Vale Community College rank locally?
- Clyst Vale Community College ranked 28th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clyst Vale Community College's absence rate?
- Clyst Vale Community College's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clyst Vale Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clyst Vale 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.