The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

Worth Road, North Devon, Devon, EX34 9JB

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About this school

The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in North Devon, Devon. The school has 1,011 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 10 May 2023). Last inspected 13 January 2026. The Headteacher is Stephen Rogers. The school is administered by Devon local authority. It belongs to ATHENA LEARNING TRUST. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 May 2013.

School details

Head

Stephen Rogers

Trust

ATHENA LEARNING TRUST

Local authority

Devon

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

139553

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Devon). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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