OFSTED
12 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
IVY EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,108
1,108 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
507
45.8% of pupils
Male pupils
601
54.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.4 pts
above England
School
25.2%
Teignbridge
21.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Teignbridge
3.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Teignbridge
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.5%
1,014
Any other White background
3.3%
37
White and Asian
1.4%
15
Indian
0.6%
7
Any other Asian background
0.5%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.8%
241 of
1,108 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.5
1.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.20 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.68 pts
higher than
England
School
9.90%
Teignbridge
5.73%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.55 pts
higher than
England
School
28.37%
Teignbridge
12.91%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.45 pts
higher than
England
School
6.26%
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
92.0%
0.4 pts
below England
Newton Abbot College
92.0%
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.