Pilton Community College is a

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located in the Pilton area of

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

in the English county of

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. Previously a community school administered by

Devon County Council Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. The council is based at Devon County Hall in the city of Exeter. The area administered by the county council is termed the non-metropolitan county, which is ...

, Pilton Community College converted to academy status on 1 July 2011. The school is now sponsored by Ventrus Multi Academy Trust. Pilton Community College offers

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, BTECs and

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courses as programmes of study for pupils. The school is also a

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language college Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the specialist schools programme (SSP) in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. Schools that successf ...

Notable former pupils

Stuart Brennan Stuart Brennan (born October 8, 1982) is a BAFTA Cymru-winning British actor, playwright, producer and director. He is an advocate for independent film, helping set up and establish film festivals across the world. Early life and education B ...

, actor and film maker * Jed Harper-Penman, footballer

References

External links

Pilton Community College official website
Secondary schools in Devon Buildings and structures in Barnstaple Academies in Devon {{Devon-school-stub