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Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy

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Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 99 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 4%2017/18: top 4%2018/19: top 4%2021/22: top 4%2022/23: top 4%2023/24: top 5%2024/25: top 4%No exams

A-level results

#19 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 871.2 · South West 45.510/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths95.9% · South West 44.2%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score6.24 · South West 3.9810/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.17 · South West −0.027/10 Above−16.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry42.95 · South West 33.6710/10 Top 10%+13.2 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 67.3 · 124 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 65.7 · 126 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 69.2 · 137 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 68 · 145 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 71.8 · 156 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 69.7 · 151 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 66 · 150 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 71.2 · 146 pupils · South West 45.4571.865.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 88% · 126 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 96% · 137 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 93% · 145 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 98% · 156 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 90% · 151 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 91.3% · 150 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 95.9% · 146 pupils · South West 44.2%98%88%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 34.55 · 169 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 31.46 · 154 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 38.01 · 139 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 37.42 · 124 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 41.15 · 127 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 39.85 · 123 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 37.28 · 153 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 42.95 · 112 pupils · South West 33.6742.9531.46No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in64.5%
147 of 228 who put it first2014 · 61.2%2026 · 64.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st228147
2nd15912
3rd510

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2022Good

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 20261,062
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.5%
First language not English3.2%
SEN support4.5%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils11.2%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

108.1% full · 982 places · 260 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult14.6
  • Classroom teachers 52.1
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 33.8

Teachers 58.1 FTE · Whole workforce 97.7 · 131 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,031
Spend per pupil£7,597
Staff spend per pupil£5,989
Reserve per pupil£592
  • +£601,000revenue reserve
  • −£576,000in-year balance

Grants £6,626 · self-generated £405 · premises £288 per pupil

Single-academy trust: CHURSTON FERRERS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

150 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.3%
  • Education96.7%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.7%
  • Not sustained2%
  • Unknown0.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

156 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.6%
  • Education38.5%
  • Higher education33.3%
  • Apprenticeship7.1%
  • Employment39.1%
  • Not sustained10.9%
  • Unknown4.5%