# The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy is a secondary school in North Devon, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,016 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139553. [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,016
- Council: North Devon
- URN: 139553

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy was 50.7, against 46.2 in North Devon and 46.2 in England.
52.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | North Devon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.7 | 46.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52.7% | 45.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79.1% | 67.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 182 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ilfracombe-church-of-england-junior-school-e113381): 440 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ilfracombe-infant-and-nursery-school-e113155): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139553)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139553)

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