Churston Ferrers Grammar School

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National rank

79

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Rank last year

78.9%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

60.9%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2026; Highly commended State Secondary School of the Year 2026

Need to know

Head teacher James Simpson
Attendance 94.2%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 6.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,063
Pupils on free school meals 9.5%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 72

Grade

%

A*

16

A

30.3

B

32.6

A*/A

46.3

A*-B

78.9

GCSE 2025 rank: 106

Grade

%

9/8

42.9

7

18

9/8/7

60.9

What the school inspection says

“Leaders have high expectations of all pupils. They have put in place strong principles that guide school life … [one] is active citizenship. Some pupils demonstrate this through being on the school council or part of a debating club. Students in the sixth form are subject champions and many lead extracurricular activities ... Pupils show positive attitudes towards their learning. There is very little low-level disruption in lessons and it is not tolerated by teachers ... A minority of pupils say that they experienced derogatory language from their peers. Leaders have created the ‘Churston Charter’ to address this, specifically around inappropriate sexualised language or harmful sexual behaviours.”
Inspection
2022
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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