Chulmleigh Community College

State-Funded School

chulmleigh-community-college-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

North DevonConstituency

EX18 7AAPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chulmleigh Community College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 735 pupils. Chulmleigh Community College is part of Chulmleigh Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.25

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

735

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 735
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Chulmleigh Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.