Honiton Community College, Honiton

In its own words: "We create an inclusive and ambitious environment of learning and community for our students and staff, achieving excellent outcomes for students and staff. We empower our young people to achieve their goals and aspirations. Our students leave College as confident, ambitious and successful young people, keen to engage in the world of tomorrow."

In 2026, pupils at Honiton Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below 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 33.3, against 46.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Art and Design, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 113 families put Honiton Community College as their first choice and 154 named it as one of their preferences, for 138 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Honiton Community College is one of 18 schools run by The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 in 2024/25.

146 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Honiton Community College (as of September 2025): 46% would recommend the school, 58% say their child is happy there and 39% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (67%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (39%).

Of the 122 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 57% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 22 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 27% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Honiton Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community College (s-bound), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 68 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Honiton Community College issued 384 suspensions, 55.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Honiton Community College are Honiton Primary School (0.1 miles), Littletown Primary Academy (0.7 miles) and Awliscombe Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.