Uffculme School, Cullompton

In its own words: "Our Ethos is determined by a set of shared values that are firmly embedded in the school and in everything we do. Below are the core values and beliefs that help to define us: We are ambitious for everyone of our students."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Uffculme School we strive to provide our students with an exceptional educational offer and a culture that ensures every individual student can achieve academically and fully participate in our excellent wider school offer. We actively encourage our students to be ambitious, confident, hardworking and determined."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 9 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Uffculme School 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.

65% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.

That is up from 52.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.46: 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 44.6, against 57.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 259 families put Uffculme School as their first choice and 370 named it as one of their preferences, for 207 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 52 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Uffculme School are Cullompton Community College (4.7 miles, Attainment 8 42); and Court Fields School (6.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44).

Uffculme School's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Uffculme School is one of 14 schools run by Blackdown Education Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5 in 2024/25.

207 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Uffculme School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Tiverton Parkway Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Uffculme School (nw-bound), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, bicycle theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Devon (16).

In 2024/25, Uffculme School issued 55 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.