- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
196 first choices, 158 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1678.3
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,083
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
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- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
259 first choices, 207 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.6
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,093
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
351 first choices, 376 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.6
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 2,262
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Devon average, low absence.
218 first choices, 167 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.6
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,097
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
Results above the Devon average, low absence.
335 first choices, 236 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.9
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,305
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
167 first choices, 144 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.2
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 735
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Devon average, low absence.
167 first choices, 168 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.1
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 828
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Devon average.
207 first choices, 211 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.1
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.9%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,199
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Devon average, low absence.
189 first choices, 191 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.2
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 985
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Devon average, low absence.
131 first choices, 131 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.7
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,016
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Devon average, low absence.
164 first choices, 179 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 944
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results close to the Devon average.
252 first choices, 252 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.5
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,408
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Devon average, low absence.
106 first choices, 122 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.0
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 825
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Devon average.
160 first choices, 182 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.3
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.0%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 801
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Devon average, high absence.
147 first choices, 186 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.6
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 870
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Devon average.
141 first choices, 154 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.4
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.2%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,096
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
Results close to the Devon average.
230 first choices, 239 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.0
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.0%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the England average, low absence.
103 first choices, 112 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,066
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Devon average.
154 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.0
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.9%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 870
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Devon average.
179 first choices, 173 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.4%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 940
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results above the Devon average, high absence.
118 first choices, 120 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.4
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 656
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the England average, low absence.
45 first choices, 36 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 435
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Devon average.
202 first choices, 203 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.5
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,111
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Devon average.
113 first choices, 137 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.0
Devon 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.6%Devon 10.0%
- Pupils
- 746
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Secondary schools99including 38 special
- Attainment 8 at 1645.6England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding87%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools14 of 991 Catholic, 7 Church of England
- With a nursery class14take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals24.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Devon's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Devon
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 76 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 23
- Good: 19 of 23
- Requires improvement: 3 of 23
- Inadequate: 0 of 23
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Devon
Some are faith schools.
14 of the 99 secondary schools in Devon have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Devon, explained
There are 99 secondary schools in Devon, teaching 48,191 children. 2 are run by the council and 51 are academies or free schools. Among them are 38 special and 38 independent schools.
87% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Devon scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.6 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
24.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,560 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 27.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Barnstaple6 secondary schools
- Newton Abbot5 secondary schools
- Tavistock4 secondary schools
- Ashburton3 secondary schools
- Totnes3 secondary schools
- Bideford2 secondary schools
- Dawlish2 secondary schools
- Exmouth2 secondary schools
- Okehampton2 secondary schools
- Teignmouth2 secondary schools
- Tiverton2 secondary schools
- Braunton1 school
- Crediton1 school
- Cullompton1 school
- Honiton1 school
- Ilfracombe1 school
- Ivybridge1 school
- Kingsteignton1 school
- South Molton1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Devon?
There are 99 secondary schools in Devon, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Devon?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Devon on Eduscope are Colyton Grammar School, Uffculme School and Ivybridge Community College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Devon?
Devon has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 19 are rated Good, meaning 87% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Devon ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Devon secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Devon is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Devon?
When choosing a secondary school in Devon, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 99 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.