Bideford College
Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR
1,455 pupils · 65% of 2,232 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 June 2022, published 31 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 250 | 251 | 275 | 250 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 276 | 267 | 297 | 270 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 276 | 276 | 312 | 276 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 290 | 312 | 339 | 290 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 282 | 282 | 314 | 279 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 257 | 253 | 286 | 254 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 251 | 237 | 262 | 243 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 218 | 216 | 240 | 217 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Great Torrington School 9.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Atlantic Academy 9.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Braunton Academy 10.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Pilton Community College 13.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Park Community School 13.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy 22.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.