Axe Valley currently has approximately 650 students in Years 7–11. The Academy is located in the East Devon area of the country, in the beautiful market town of Axminster, which is set on the River Axe. Axminster is just a few miles inland from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site but has excellent rail links to London and Exeter.
It forms part of the Uffculme Academy Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust which currently includes Uffculme School, one of the most successful schools in the country, Holyrood Academy in Chard, Somerset and Uffculme Primary School, as well as a teaching school (WCTSA), thus providing education from 4-19 with exceptional opportunities for career progression.