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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Bideford College

Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bideford (Devon).

Attainment 8
42.3
▼ 3.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
41.1%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.7%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.7%
▼ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.6%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
65%
1,455 / 2,232 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected May 2026

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 for the area around the school (LSOA). Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Overall deprivation7
Income6
Employment6
Education and skills5
Health5
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services4
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Children in income-deprived families
140