Pilton Community College is a secondary school located in Barnstaple. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chaddiford Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Website: http://www.piltoncollege.org.uk
Telephone: 01271374381
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graham Hill
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136867

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1116
Number of Boys: 556
Number of Girls: 560

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.64 Confidence interval -0.81 to -0.48
Of the 243 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 237 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:64%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy
Abbey Road , EX31 1JU 		3out of 4 388 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Pilton Infants' School
Abbey Road , EX31 1JU 		4out of 4 499 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yeo Valley Primary School
Derby Road , EX32 7HB 		1out of 4 1,286 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
Bevan Road , EX32 8LJ 		2out of 4 1,689 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
Chanters Hill , EX32 8DN 		3out of 4 1,820 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilton Community College
Chaddiford Lane , EX31 1RB 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Park Community School
Park Lane , EX32 9AX 		2out of 4 2,679 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Petroc
Old Sticklepath Hill , EX31 2BQ 		- not rated 1,887 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pathfield School
Abbey Road , Pilton EX31 1JU 		3out of 4 308 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Lampard Community School
St John's Lane , EX32 9DD 		3out of 4 3,026 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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