27%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
11%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
25.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
130.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
193
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
51%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
Admissions—
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of South Devon UTC · Secondary with sixth form · Devon
Part ofEDUCATION SOUTH WEST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
27%
-7pp
60%39%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
11%
-7pp
40%24%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 11%
Attainment 8
25.7
-3.9
35.428.321.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25.7
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
130.3
-12.3
201.8112.423.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 130.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
193
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
79%
Overall absence
18%
Persistent absence
51%
Contact
Address
Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA
Local authority
Devon
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27% | 11% | 25.7 | Not applicable | 0% | 130.3 | 0% | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 18% | 29.6 | -1.29 | 0% | 142.7 | 0% | 193 |
| 2022/23 | 17% | 7% | 21.2 | -1.83 | 0% | 68.3 | 0% | 157 |
| 2021/22 | 60% | 40% | 33.7 | -1.76 | 0% | 23.0 | 0% | 91 |
| 2018/19 | 47% | 31% | 35.4 | -1.10 | 0% | 201.8 | 0% | 165 |
| 2017/18 | 39% | 16% | 32.8 | -1.10 | 2% | 142.8 | 4% | 204 |
| 2016/17 | 54% | 30% | 39.1 | -0.76 | 4% | — | 20% | 159 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 24 |
| 2023/24 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Suppressed | Suppressed | — | Not eligible | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 17.4 | D- | -0.59 | 0% | 47 |
| 2017/18 | 16.1 | D- | -0.60 | 0% | 29 |
| 2016/17 | 20.0 | D | -0.94 | Suppressed | 22 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 193 | 18.6 | 79% | 2% | 35% | 18% | 51% |
| 2023/24 | 193 | 18.7 | 74% | 0% | 40% | 18% | 57% |
| 2022/23 | 157 | 21.2 | 64% | 1% | 42% | 24% | 56% |
| 2021/22 | 91 | 13.7 | 51% | 2% | 48% | 25% | 67% |
| 2020/21 | 69 | 6.8 | 30% | 0% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 165 | 10.1 | 27% | 0% | 36% | 10% | 35% |
| 2017/18 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 8% | 24% |
| 2016/17 | 159 | 11.1 | 25% | 1% | 31% | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.