Atlantic Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Bideford, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Atlantic Academy is a secondary school in Bideford, Devon for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Atlantic Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 25 of the 36 other Devon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 42.1 (England 46).
- For Year 7 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 24 offers; 8 of the 55 applications (15%) came from families living outside Devon, and 3 offers went to them.
- 37.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.3% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bucks Cross, Bideford, EX39 5DW
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 242 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Atlantic Academy.”
- “They are polite and welcoming.”
- “Leaders ensure that there are high expectations for pupils in everything they do.”
To improve
- “However, pupils say they would like more clubs that better reflect their talents and interests.”
- “However, sometimes some pupils struggle to explain their learning in a meaningful way.”
- “Many pupils, in both key stages 3 and 4, are not fluent readers when they arrive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 22 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Bideford College 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Torrington School 9.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Braunton Academy 11.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holsworthy Community College 11.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pilton Community College 14.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Park Community School 14.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy 18.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chulmleigh Community College 21.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published