SCHOOL PROFILE

Bideford College: data, trends and context

Bideford College is a secondary school in Devon. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
142540
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Devon
Region
South West
Trust
ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
Postcode
EX39 3AR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,455
FSM eligible
25.7%
EAL / First language other than English
3.0%
SEND (total)
19.5%
SEN Support
15.2%
EHCP
4.3%
White British
91.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.7%
Overall absence
11.3%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Severe absence
8.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
DevonLocal authority89.8%10.2%3.5%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
50.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
10.2%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.21%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
45.7
English & maths grade 5+
50.4%
English & maths grade 4+
69.3%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Bideford College is a secondary school in Devon. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.