Ivybridge Community College

About Ivybridge Community College

Ivybridge Community College’s headline Progress 8 score of 0.35 sits well above the Devon local authority average of -0.09 for secondary schools, marking it as a school where pupils typically make stronger academic progress than their peers across the county. That positive figure places the college fifth out of 43 similar schools in Devon, and within the top quarter of all schools nationally. It’s a particularly strong result for a non-selective state school in a local authority where only two schools hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The college itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2020, and an ungraded inspection in 2025 noted that it had improved significantly since then. With 2,323 pupils on roll and a capacity of 2,500, it’s a large community that clearly draws families from across South Hams and beyond.

Digging into the exam data, the college’s Attainment 8 score sits at 54.7, and 82.5% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The Progress 8 breakdown shows particularly strong gains in maths (0.48) and open subjects (0.42), while English progress is more modest at 0.03. At A-level, the college’s value-added score is exactly zero, meaning sixth-form students achieve in line with expectations, with an average points per entry of 35.51 (roughly a B- grade). The best three A-levels average out at a B- as well. Just over a quarter of pupils entered the EBacc, and 24.4% achieved it at grade 4 or above. The college ranks first in South Hams for Progress 8, though that’s out of only four schools in the immediate area.

The college is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, it received 494 applications for 336 places, with 297 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, and a dedicated sixth form centre. The school supports a wide range of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities. Parent View responses from 714 families show 73% would recommend the school, with strong agreement that the school has high expectations (53% strongly agree) and offers a good range of subjects and clubs. However, SEND support drew more mixed views: 29% strongly disagreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, compared with 21% who strongly agreed. For families prioritising strong academic progress and a broad extracurricular offer in a large, well-established Devon comprehensive, Ivybridge is a compelling option.

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