Secondary
Bideford College
Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1455 of 2232 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 79.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 115.5
- Pupils per adult
- 12.6
- Pupils
- 1,456
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
50%
45.7
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 |
| Entered the EBacc | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| A level average points per entry | 32.4 |
| A level students | 63 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34% |
| 22/23 | 35% |
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.0 |
| 22/23 | 28.0 |
| 23/24 | 34.2 |
| 24/25 | 32.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.45 |
| 22/23 | -0.55 |
| 23/24 | -0.24 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.5 |
| 22/23 | 38.3 |
| 23/24 | 42.5 |
| 24/25 | 45.7 |
Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Devon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Claire Ankers
- Address
- Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
- Telephone
- 01237477611