Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge

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From the headteacher's welcome: "At Ivybridge, we are proud to be a place of high standards, high expectations and strong ambition for every young person. We believe all students deserve to learn in classrooms that are calm, purposeful and free from unnecessary disruption, where they can focus, think deeply and achieve their very best."

In 2026, pupils at Ivybridge Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.

66% 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 55.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.35: pupils made 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 46.3, against 56.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 351 families put Ivybridge Community College as their first choice and 572 named it as one of their preferences, for 376 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Ivybridge Community College is one of 31 schools run by Westcountry Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 in 2024/25.

92 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ivybridge Community College (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 401 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 204 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 38% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 41% into work. 22% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 390 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 40 (1.8%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Ivybridge Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marshalls Field (e-bound), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ivybridge Community College issued 870 suspensions, 37.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ivybridge Community College are Stowford School (0.2 miles); The Erme Primary School (0.2 miles); Manor Primary School, Ivybridge (0.5 miles); and Woodlands Park Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.