Secondary school

King Edward VI Community College

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • TQ9 5JX
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,830 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 43%43% · 2016/172017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 47%2021/22: top 53%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 44%2024/25: top 56%No exams

A-level results

#119 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 844.6 · South West 45.55/10 Middle−6.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths36.5% · South West 44.2%3/10 Below
EBacc point score3.86 · South West 3.985/10 Middle−5.9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.02 · South West −0.025/10 Middle−5.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry34.04 · South West 33.676/10 Middle−31.1 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.5 · 226 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 47.2 · 185 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 45.7 · 155 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 46.7 · 170 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 47.9 · 149 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 47 · 148 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 46.9 · 141 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 44.6 · 148 pupils · South West 45.4549.544.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 50% · 185 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 39% · 155 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 38% · 170 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 39% · 149 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 45% · 148 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 47.5% · 141 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 36.5% · 148 pupils · South West 44.2%50%36.5%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 32.01 · 135 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 30.65 · 119 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 28.48 · 99 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 35.33 · 78 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 41.55 · 53 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 33.87 · 60 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 32.91 · 65 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 34.04 · 66 pupils · South West 33.6741.5528.48No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.9%
161 of 179 who put it first2014 · 99.2%2026 · 89.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st179161
2nd838
3rd614

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2019Goodas predecessor
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026940
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.8%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support17.9%
EHC plan5.2%
Absence (sessions missed)10.4%
Persistently absent pupils30.6%

Girls 54.6%Boys 45.4%

52.4% full · 1,795 places · 140 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 153 responses (16.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 69.3% not applicable70.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year75.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18.9% not applicable86.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?33.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 33.3% who said Yes above64.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development88.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent91.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 47.4
  • Leadership 6.6
  • Teaching assistants 13.2
  • Other support 24.1

Teachers 54 FTE · Whole workforce 91.3 · 110 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,122
Spend per pupil£7,430
Staff spend per pupil£5,435
Reserve per pupil£370
  • +£336,000revenue reserve
  • +£629,000in-year balance

Grants £7,741 · self-generated £504 · premises £397 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

141 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.4%
  • Education82.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.8%
  • Employment4.3%
  • Not sustained6.4%
  • Unknown4.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

76 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained75%
  • Education50%
  • Higher education26.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment22.4%
  • Not sustained21.1%
  • Unknown3.9%