Secondary school

Uffculme School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX15 3AG
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jan 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 648 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 7%7%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 15%2018/19: top 10%2021/22: top 22%2022/23: top 10%2023/24: top 23%2024/25: top 20%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 852.8 · South West 45.59/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths57.5% · South West 44.2%9/10 Top 20%−7.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.39 · South West 3.988/10 Above−11 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.46 · South West −0.029/10 Top 20%−6.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 61.7 · 186 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 59.3 · 198 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 54.6 · 198 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 57.3 · 199 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 54.9 · 207 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 57.9 · 208 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 52 · 204 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 52.8 · 219 pupils · South West 45.4561.752No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 65% · 198 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 64% · 198 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 64% · 199 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 72% · 207 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 71% · 208 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 62.3% · 204 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 57.5% · 219 pupils · South West 44.2%72%57.5%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.9%
207 of 259 who put it first2014 · 83.7%2026 · 79.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st259207
2nd750
3rd360

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2014Outstanding
  3. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,093
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.4%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils18.2%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

116.3% full · 940 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 207 responses (19.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.7% not applicable62.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.2% not applicable79.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?21.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 21.7% who said Yes above71.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child94.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 55.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 27.7
  • Other support 11.5

Teachers 56.6 FTE · Whole workforce 95.8 · 122 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,629
Spend per pupil£7,581
Staff spend per pupil£5,552
Reserve per pupil−£21
  • −£23,000revenue reserve
  • +£52,000in-year balance

Grants £7,544 · self-generated £107 · premises £470 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (12 academies) · trust reserve £4,817,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

204 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.2%
  • Education76.5%
  • Apprenticeship7.8%
  • Employment5.9%
  • Not sustained5.9%
  • Unknown3.9%