Secondary school

Pilton Community College

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX31 1RB
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,502 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 46%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 55%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 63%2021/22: top 59%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 46%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 846.4 · South West 45.56/10 Middle+12.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths45.3% · South West 44.2%6/10 Middle
EBacc point score4.1 · South West 46/10 Middle+8.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.23 · South West −0.023/10 Below+23 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.7 · 225 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 45.1 · 256 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 43.6 · 241 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 43.9 · 243 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 46.7 · 203 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 42.3 · 215 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 41.5 · 237 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 46.4 · 225 pupils · South West 45.4547.741.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 37% · 256 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 33% · 241 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 33% · 243 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 46% · 203 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 33% · 215 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 33.3% · 237 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 45.3% · 225 pupils · South West 44.2%46%33%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
199 of 199 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st199199
2nd540
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2023

  1. 2009Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,165
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.4%
First language not English5.9%
SEN support18.8%
EHC plan6.3%
Absence (sessions missed)11.2%
Persistently absent pupils31.4%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

86.3% full · 1,350 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 62
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 35.8
  • Other support 36.7

Teachers 66 FTE · Whole workforce 138.5 · 187 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,601
Spend per pupil£8,330
Staff spend per pupil£6,253
Reserve per pupil£70
  • +£82,000revenue reserve
  • −£848,000in-year balance

Grants £7,235 · self-generated £367 · premises £492 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (36 academies) · trust reserve £4,897,000 · 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

237 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89%
  • Education74.7%
  • Apprenticeship10.1%
  • Employment4.2%
  • Not sustained8.4%
  • Unknown2.5%