King Edward VI Community College
Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Salt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,795
- Pupils on roll
- 940
- URN
- 149247
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803869200
About this school
King Edward VI Community College is a secondary academy in Totnes. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 940 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 148 | 141 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 46.9 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.25 to +0.23 | -0.02 -0.26 to +0.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 47.5% | 36.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 66.7% | 61.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 32.6% | 30.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
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 King Edward VI 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 | 47 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 922 |
| 2023/24 | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 909 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward VI Community College compares
King Edward VI Community College ranked 27th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 10.4% | 23.8% | 940 | — |
| Paignton Academy | 36.9 | 11.4% | 33.6% | 1,568 | 4.9 miles |
| South Dartmoor Community College | 47.7 | 10% | 22.8% | 801 | 6.4 miles |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar School | 70.8 | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1,087 | 6.6 miles |
| Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy | 71.2 | 5.8% | 9.5% | 1,062 | 6.7 miles |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar School | 68.6 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 1,058 | 6.8 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)
- 23.8%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.42%
- Persistent absence
- 30.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paignton Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Paignton
-
South Dartmoor Community College6.4 miles
Secondary · Ashburton
-
Torquay Boys' Grammar School6.6 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy6.7 miles
Secondary · Brixham
-
Torquay Girls' Grammar School6.8 miles
Secondary · Torquay
Other schools in Totnes
- Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackawton Primary School Primary
- Broadhempston Village Primary School Primary
- Dartington Church of England Academy Primary
- Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- East Allington Primary School Primary
- Harbertonford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stoke Gabriel Primary School Primary
- The Grove School Primary
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bidwell Brook School Special schools
- Lifeworks College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward VI Community College teach?
- King Edward VI Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Totnes.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward VI Community College?
- The headteacher of King Edward VI Community College is Mr Alan Salt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Edward VI Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward VI 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 King Edward VI Community College?
- King Edward VI Community College has 940 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King Edward VI Community College full?
- King Edward VI Community College has capacity for 1,795 pupils and 940 on roll (52%), 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 King Edward VI Community College a faith school?
- No. King Edward VI Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is King Edward VI Community College a selective school?
- No. King Edward VI Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King Edward VI Community College?
- King Edward VI Community College is part of EDUCATION SOUTH WEST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King Edward VI Community College have?
- The schools register lists King Edward VI Community College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King Edward VI Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Edward VI Community College rank locally?
- King Edward VI Community College ranked 27th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Edward VI Community College's absence rate?
- King Edward VI Community College's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Edward VI Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward VI 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 10 July 2026.