Secondary school

Kingsbridge Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • TQ7 1PL
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 999 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 11%2017/18: top 27%2018/19: top 21%2021/22: top 36%2022/23: top 27%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 31%No exams

A-level results

#93 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 849.6 · South West 45.58/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths54.5% · South West 44.2%8/10 Above+9.5 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.55 · South West 3.988/10 Above+7.5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.28 · South West −0.023/10 Below−56.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry35.26 · South West 33.677/10 Above−24.7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 59.3 · 202 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 55.5 · 201 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 50.8 · 217 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 52.8 · 192 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 51.4 · 216 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 50.8 · 196 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 48.4 · 194 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 49.6 · 200 pupils · South West 45.4559.348.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 62% · 201 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 49% · 217 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 58% · 192 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 53% · 216 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 59% · 196 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 53.1% · 194 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 54.5% · 200 pupils · South West 44.2%62%49%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 34.33 · 141 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 34.42 · 155 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 32.65 · 169 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 39.47 · 141 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 43.11 · 95 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 40.58 · 111 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 34.9 · 109 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 35.26 · 114 pupils · South West 33.6743.1132.65No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.1%
203 of 207 who put it first2014 · 94.3%2026 · 98.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st207203
2nd307
3rd181

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,199
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.4%
First language not English4.1%
SEN support10.7%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)10.9%
Persistently absent pupils28.1%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

85.2% full · 1,407 places · 241 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 61.8
  • Leadership 5.9
  • Teaching assistants 17.7
  • Other support 25.7

Teachers 67.7 FTE · Whole workforce 111.1 · 139 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,963
Spend per pupil£7,211
Staff spend per pupil£5,238
Reserve per pupil£931
  • +£1,163,000revenue reserve
  • +£939,000in-year balance

Grants £7,866 · self-generated £486 · premises £384 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EDUCATION SOUTH WEST (14 academies) · trust reserve £3,601,000 · 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

194 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education85.1%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment5.7%
  • Not sustained4.1%
  • Unknown2.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

131 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained73.3%
  • Education29%
  • Higher education26.7%
  • Apprenticeship6.1%
  • Employment38.2%
  • Not sustained23.7%
  • Unknown3.1%