Chulmleigh Community College
Beacon Road, Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Payne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 735
- URN
- 137024
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01769580215
About this school
Chulmleigh Community College is a secondary academy in Chulmleigh. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 735 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 130 | 155 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.0 | 55.3 | 54.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.72 +0.48 to +0.97 | +0.86 +0.63 to +1.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 66.5% | 61.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 82.6% | 82.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 90.3% | 86.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
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 Chulmleigh 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 | 55 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.1 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 748 |
| 2023/24 | 752 |
| 2024/25 | 742 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chulmleigh Community College compares
Chulmleigh Community College ranked 3rd of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.1 | 7.7% | 20.4% | 735 | — |
| South Molton Community College | 45.9 | 11.1% | 19.2% | 656 | 6.8 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's | 46.2 | 9.2% | 18.9% | 1,096 | 12.4 miles |
| Chulmleigh Primary School | — | 5% | 20.1% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| Kings Nympton Community Primary School | — | 10.6% | 35.3% | 17 | 2.9 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School | — | 4% | 40% | 51 | 4.9 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)
- 20.35%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.74%
- Persistent absence
- 21.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Molton Community College6.8 miles
Secondary · South Molton
-
Queen Elizabeth's12.4 miles
Secondary · Crediton
-
Chulmleigh Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Chulmleigh
-
Kings Nympton Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Umberleigh
-
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Crediton
Other schools in Chulmleigh
- Chulmleigh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chulmleigh Community College teach?
- Chulmleigh Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chulmleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Chulmleigh Community College?
- The headteacher of Chulmleigh Community College is Mr Neil Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chulmleigh Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chulmleigh 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 Chulmleigh Community College?
- Chulmleigh Community College has 735 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chulmleigh Community College full?
- Chulmleigh Community College has capacity for 750 pupils and 735 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chulmleigh Community College a faith school?
- No. Chulmleigh Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Chulmleigh Community College a selective school?
- No. Chulmleigh Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Chulmleigh Community College?
- Chulmleigh Community College is part of CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chulmleigh Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55 in 2022/23 and 54.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chulmleigh Community College rank locally?
- Chulmleigh Community College ranked 3rd of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chulmleigh Community College's absence rate?
- Chulmleigh Community College's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chulmleigh Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chulmleigh 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.