King Edward VI Community College

State-Funded School

king-edward-vi-community-college-devon-south-west-149247

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

South DevonConstituency

TQ9 5JXPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

King Edward VI Community College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 940 pupils. King Edward VI Community College is part of Education South West.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.86

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

940

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 940
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Education South West

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 4 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
24 Jun 2019	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.