SCHOOL PROFILE

Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road

Secondary Academy converter URN 136495
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust IVY EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 748 748 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 364 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 384 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.5%
1.7 pts above England
School 26.5%
Teignbridge 21.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.0%
16.3 pts below England
School 4.0%
Teignbridge 3.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Teignbridge 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.3%
683
Any other White background
2.5%
19
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
7
White and Asian
0.9%
7
Indian
0.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.0% 90 of 748 pupils
8.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.0%
Teignbridge 26.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.5% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 5.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Specific learning difficulty 21
Speech, language & communication 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

42.3 3.1 pts above England
School 42.3
Teignbridge 26.1
South West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 37.5% England 36.0% 1.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 62.5% England 51.4% 11.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 17.6% England 30.6% 13.0 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.53 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.41 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.75 pts higher than England
School 10.97%
Teignbridge 5.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.36 pts higher than England
School 31.18%
Teignbridge 12.91%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

7.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.86 pts higher than England
School 7.66%
Teignbridge 1.81%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

62.3% 30.0 pts below England
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
62.3%
Teignbridge
82.8%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information