Sidmouth College | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Sidmouth College

Primley Road, Sidmouth EX10 9LG

https://www.sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk/

Sidmouth College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Devon). It has about 860 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
4.5		The King's School
7.3		Colyton Grammar School
7.5		Honiton Community College
8.3		Cranbrook Education Campus
9.0		Exmouth Community College
10.0		Clyst Vale Community College
10.9		St Luke's Church of England School
11.0		St Peter's Church of England Aided School
11.8		St James School
12.0		Axe Valley Academy
12.1		Isca
12.6		The Woodroffe School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Destinations: About average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both roughly average.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is below average, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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