Chulmleigh College, previously known as Chulmleigh Community College, is an 11–16 mixed

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with academy status in

Chulmleigh Chulmleigh ( ) is a small Saxon hilltop market town and civil parish located in North Devon in the heart of the English county of Devon. It is located north west of Exeter, just north of the Mid Devon boundary, linked by the A377 and B3096 ...

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, England. It was formerly a community school and converted to an academy on 1 August 2011. It continues to coordinate with

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for admissions. Between 2014 and 2018 the whole of the school was rebuilt and refurbished during Mr Johnson's tenure as headmaster. There has been much student speculation around the design of the new main building which has the appearance of the letter "J". Some have claimed this to be a deliberate memorial to Mr Johnson himself, with the "J" representing his surname. This, however, is merely speculation.

Curriculum

The school offers GCSEs and BTECs courses as programmes of study. Specialising in an academic curriculum, including French amongst its core subjects at GCSE.

Reputation

The school is rated by

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as "good" and has been rated so since 2010. The school is also ranked as the third best school in Devon with an "above average" rating of 0.43.

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