Education
Sidmouth College is a comprehensive school which takes children aged 11–18 from as far afield as Exmouth and Exeter. It has specialist Technology College status. In February 2012 the college was deemed 'Good' by Ofsted, with 852 students on roll. This level of improvement in the College's provision followed its last inspection (May 2009) when it was deemed 'satisfactory'. After the 2005 Ofsted report, when there were 869 students on roll, it was also deemed 'satisfactory'.
Sidmouth College is situated in an unrivalled position in the beautiful Sid Valley. It is regularly oversubscribed and, because of its popularity, admits students from a wide area of East Devon. The English Department (specifically, a group of Year 9 pupils) won the Carnegie Award in 2011.
There is one state junior school, which takes children from between the ages of 8 and 11. There are two state infant schools. There is, additionally, a private preparatory school: St John's, which takes children from 2–13 years including a good many overseas boarders. In 2007, it was taken over by International Education Systems (IES).
The Sidmouth International School is an English Language school for foreign students.
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