Bideford College

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR

Headteacher · Dr Claire Ankers

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 10 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,455Capacity 2,232

OfstedReport cardInspected 19 May 2026

TrustAthena Learning Trust

Free school meals27.8%

Report card from the inspection on 19 May 2026.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Devon council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

250 of the 251 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered250

Applications275

First choice251

First-choice offers250

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).