The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Devon's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 131 families put this school as their first choice, and 131 places were offered. 131 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 13 January 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

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Achievement

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Attendance and behaviour

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Personal development and wellbeing

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Sixth form

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Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 10 May 2023. Overall: Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1016 (capacity 1200)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Exeter

Academy trust

ATHENA LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01271863427

Address

Worth Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB

Website

ilfracombeacademy.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports