Secondary school

Axe Valley Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX13 5EA
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,696 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 83%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 63%2021/22: top 81%2022/23: top 56%56% · 2022/232023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 83%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 839.2 · South West 45.52/10 Well below South West
Grade 5+ English and maths30.4% · South West 44.2%2/10 Well below South West
EBacc point score3.32 · South West 3.982/10 Well below South West−9.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.40 · South West −0.022/10 Well below South West
A level points per entry · 2018/1923.69 · South West 31.571/10 Well below South West−9.8 pts since 15/16
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.4 · 134 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 41 · 134 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 44 · 129 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 43.8 · 117 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 42 · 112 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 44.8 · 107 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 40.2 · 115 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 39.2 · 138 pupils · South West 45.4547.439.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 31% · 134 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 40% · 129 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 39% · 117 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 35% · 112 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 41% · 107 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 36.5% · 115 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 30.4% · 138 pupils · South West 44.2%41%30.4%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 23.51 · 63 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 26.67 · 61 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 28.8 · 20 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 23.69 · 36 pupils · South West 31.5728.823.51No exams

Not published 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
157 of 157 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st157157
2nd606
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 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 2026741
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.0%
First language not English5.5%
SEN support25.2%
EHC plan5.7%
Absence (sessions missed)11.7%
Persistently absent pupils33.1%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

98.8% full · 750 places · 38 in sixth form (2018/19)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 113 responses (16.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.6% not applicable62.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year77.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30.1% not applicable75.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed71.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child91.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing88.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent92.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 45.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 27.5

Teachers 46.5 FTE · Whole workforce 80.3 · 99 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,536
Spend per pupil£7,120
Staff spend per pupil£5,657
Reserve per pupil£231
  • +£175,000revenue reserve
  • +£315,000in-year balance

Grants £7,435 · self-generated £89 · premises £375 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

115 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.7%
  • Education68.7%
  • Apprenticeship14.8%
  • Employment5.2%
  • Not sustained6.1%
  • Unknown5.2%