The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

North DevonConstituency

EX34 9JBPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Devon, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,016 pupils. The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy is part of ATHENA LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.06

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,016

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,016
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ATHENA LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 May 2017	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.