Secondary school

Newton Abbot College

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • TQ12 2NF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,513 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 40%40%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 32%32% · 2017/182018/19: top 51%2021/22: top 62%2022/23: top 56%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 77%No exams

A-level results

#182 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 840.5 · South West 45.52/10 Well below South West−22.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths27.9% · South West 44.2%2/10 Well below South West−35.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.71 · South West 3.984/10 Below−13.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.20 · South West −0.024/10 Below−16.9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.65 · South West 33.673/10 Below+10.9 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.6 · 177 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 48.4 · 126 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 49.3 · 121 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 46 · 159 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 46.2 · 198 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 44.8 · 224 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 42.4 · 245 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 40.5 · 208 pupils · South West 45.4551.640.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 126 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 41% · 121 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 38% · 159 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 45% · 198 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 36% · 224 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 36.7% · 245 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 27.9% · 208 pupils · South West 44.2%48%27.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.23 · 61 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 27.54 · 69 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 31.78 · 79 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 29.22 · 58 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 30.72 · 59 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 24.96 · 61 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 29.9 · 42 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 28.65 · 42 pupils · South West 33.6731.7824.96No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
176 of 176 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st176176
2nd10211
3rd526

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,108
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.3%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support18.1%
EHC plan5.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils28.4%

Girls 46.2%Boys 53.8%

92% full · 1,205 places · 123 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 111 responses (9.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school69.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school74.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved58.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.1% not applicable34.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year62.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.5% not applicable56.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?38.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 38.7% who said Yes above39.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school68.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing70.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school81.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent64.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.9
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 64.6
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 16.1
  • Other support 32.2

Teachers 74.6 FTE · Whole workforce 122.8 · 146 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,925
Spend per pupil£7,299
Staff spend per pupil£6,111
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£759,000in-year balance

Grants £7,769 · self-generated £156 · premises £336 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: IVY EDUCATION TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £510,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

245 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.7%
  • Education86.1%
  • Apprenticeship4.9%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown2.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

71 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.5%
  • Education31%
  • Higher education25.4%
  • Apprenticeship8.5%
  • Employment45.1%
  • Not sustained9.9%
  • Unknown5.6%