England · Grammar school
Colyton Grammar School
Colyford, Colyton · Mixed (co-educational) · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136366)
Overview
- Address
- Whitwell Lane, Colyford, Colyton, Devon, Colyford, Colyton, EX24 6HN
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Mixed (co-educational)
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,083
- Capacity
- 1,085
- Eligible for free school meals
- 9.4%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Devon
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (parentview.ofsted.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area2% of Year 7 places offered in Devon for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- Not yet available
- Children from outside the catchment
- Not yet available
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 228 applicants named this school (196 as their first choice) for 158 places. 42 of 158 offers went to children living outside Devon.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Devon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 158 | 228 | 196 | 1.2 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 | 160 | 233 | 210 | 1.3 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 | 158 | 214 | 183 | 1.2 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 | 155 | 231 | 190 | 1.2 | 31 |
| Sept 2022 | 153 | 235 | 193 | 1.3 | 30 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Devon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 155 | 347 | 291 | 1.9 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 | 154 | 239 | 201 | 1.3 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 | 152 | 239 | 193 | 1.3 | 39 |
| Sept 2018 | 155 | 241 | 204 | 1.3 | 33 |
| Sept 2017 | 150 | 231 | 202 | 1.3 | 30 |
| Sept 2016 | 123 | 196 | 156 | 1.3 | 30 |
| Sept 2015 | 120 | 176 | 139 | 1.2 | 24 |
| Sept 2014 | 120 | 175 | 147 | 1.2 | 23 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Devon" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Key dates
- Test registration
- Not yet available
- Test date
- Not yet available
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 January 2011
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 22 November 2022: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (5)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 78.3 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99.3% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 75.8% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 79.8 (2023/24) → 78.8 (2024/25) → 78.3 (2025/26).
153 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- EX24 6HN
- Map location
- 50.72768, -3.07212
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01297552327
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.colytongrammar.com
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136366) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026