Chulmleigh Community College, Chulmleigh
Chulmleigh Community College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Chulmleigh, part of Chulmleigh Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 4th-highest of the 40 schools in Devon with published results, and 625th of 3,298 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Well above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Chulmleigh Community College in detail
Chulmleigh Community College in its own words
In its own words: "Chulmleigh College is a fully comprehensive secondary school serving pupils between the ages of 11 and 16. We have a clear aim: to give every pupil an excellent education, enabling the best GCSE results possible, as well as ensuring that all pupils leave us with the tools they need to successfully navigate their next steps in life."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Chulmleigh Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.
53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 54.1.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.86: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 44.4, against 55.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.8 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, French and Combined Science.
Getting a place at Chulmleigh Community College
For September 2026 entry, 167 families put Chulmleigh Community College as their first choice and 218 named it as one of their preferences, for 144 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Chulmleigh Community College
The trust
Chulmleigh Community College is one of 4 schools run by Chulmleigh Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 82% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.
Who goes there
1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 53 pupils (7.2%) received SEN support and 41 (5.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Eggesford Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community College (sw-bound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Devon (16).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Chulmleigh Community College issued 192 suspensions, 25.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
21.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from 0.72 to 0.86 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 55.0 to 53.2 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 65% to 53% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 53.2 | 53.3% |
| Disadvantaged(25) | - | 44.4 | 40% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(110) | - | 55.2 | 56.4% |
| Boys(53) | - | 50.2 | 52.8% |
| Girls(82) | - | 55.1 | 53.7% |
Show more breakdowns (1)
| Non mobile(134) | - | 53.2 | 53% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 155 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.40%
Exclusion rate
192
Suspensions
25.88%
Suspension rate
89 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 742 pupils
2024/25 academic year
Keep up with Chulmleigh Community College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Chulmleigh Community College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Chulmleigh Community College is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Chulmleigh Community College
Will you get a place at Chulmleigh Community College? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Chulmleigh Community College's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Chulmleigh Community College:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Chulmleigh Community College.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Devon, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Chulmleigh Community College for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Devon got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
737 pupils
750 places
13 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Chulmleigh
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chulmleigh
Across Devon council
Places available
7,788
Applications
7,251
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All secondary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
41
EHC Plans
12.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
735
Total Pupils
350
Boys
385
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
48
Teachers
15.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,380
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,844
Per pupil
£5398k
Total funding
£156k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.7%
Overall absence
21.6%
Persistent absence
755
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Chulmleigh Community College
Questions parents ask about Chulmleigh Community College
What are GCSE results like at Chulmleigh Community College?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Chulmleigh Community College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 53.2. 53% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Chulmleigh Community College's Ofsted rating?
Chulmleigh Community College's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Chulmleigh Community College?
No fixed boundary. When Chulmleigh Community College is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Chulmleigh Community College?
Chulmleigh Community College was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Chulmleigh Community College?
Classes at Chulmleigh Community College average 23.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Chulmleigh Community College?
Chulmleigh Community College has around 735 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chulmleigh Community College?
7.7% of sessions were missed at Chulmleigh Community College in 2024/25. 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chulmleigh Community College?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Chulmleigh Community College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Chulmleigh Community College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chulmleigh Community College?
Chulmleigh Community College is at Beacon Road, Chulmleigh, Devon, EX18 7AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)