Clyst Vale Community College is a school in

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East Devon East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council has been based in Honiton since February 2019, and the largest town is Exmouth (with a population of 34,432 at the time of the 2011 census). The district was formed ...

near

Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal c ...

in England, UK. Since April 2011 it has been an

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. The school is a

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partnership school and therefore specialises in

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as well as Mathematics and

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. The buildings cater for

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from ages 11 to 16 as well as being a

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where people can study for

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s and

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s. It also acts as an extracurricular college for those of the school and of the community offering after-school hours classes such as Carpentry ,

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and

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Notable former pupils

Jim Causley Jim Causley is an English folk singer, songwriter, and musician from Devon who specializes in the traditional songs and music of the West Country. Journalist Colin Irwin has called him "the finest singer of his generation". Biography Causley ...

- Musician (born 1980) - *

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- Actor (born 1990) - *

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(born 1996) - Secondary schools in Devon Academies in Devon {{Devon-school-stub