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Schools in the Devon local authority

Devon has 428 schools listed on OfferDay across 57 towns.

2 nursery schools · 310 primary schools · 38 secondary schools · 4 all-through schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 50 special and alternative provision schools · 20 independent schools · 2 other establishments

About schools in Devon

Most of the 428 schools listed in Devon are primary schools. Its 38 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has four all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 277 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
45.2
average Attainment 8 score, across the 57 schools with published results

Top schools in Devon

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

  1. 1 Christow Primary School 100%
  2. 2 St Mary's Church of England Primary School 100%
  3. 3 Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School 95%
  4. 4 Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School 91%
  5. 5 West Hill Primary School 91%
  6. 6 Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy 89%
  7. 7 Shaldon Primary School 88%
  8. 8 Holbeton Primary School 88%

Secondary

  1. 1 Colyton Grammar School 78.8
  2. 2 Ivybridge Community College 55.2
  3. 3 Chulmleigh Community College 54.1
  4. 4 Braunton Academy 53.7
  5. 5 St Peter's Church of England Aided School 53.0
  6. 6 Uffculme School 52.8
  7. 7 The King's School 51.9
  8. 8 Kingsbridge Academy 49.6

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Devon.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Common questions about schools in Devon

How many schools are in Devon?
OfferDay lists 428 schools in Devon, including 310 primary schools and 50 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Devon?
Every school in Devon is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Devon?
OfferDay ranks schools in Devon where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Devon local authority?
OfferDay groups the Devon schools across 57 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.