Mount Kelly
Parkwood Road, Tavistock, PL19 0HZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Master
- Mr Guy Ayling
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 665
- Pupils on roll
- 561
- URN
- 113573
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01822813100
About this school
Mount Kelly is a Church of England independent school in Tavistock. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 561 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Mount Kelly under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Mount Kelly has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1877, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 93 | 95 | 85 |
| Attainment 8 score | 25.5 | 25.1 | 22.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mount Kelly has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 25.1 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 22.2 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 640 |
| 2023/24 | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 583 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 10
- Pupils on SEN support
- 200
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castlebridge School1.0 miles
Free Schools · Tavistock
-
Tor View School1.2 miles
Special schools · Tavistock
-
The Lowen School4.2 miles
Special schools
-
Copper Fields School4.8 miles
Special schools · Gunnislake
-
Heather Bridge School4.8 miles
Special schools · Yelverton
Other schools in Tavistock
- Gulworthy Primary Academy Primary
- Lamerton CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School Primary
- Milton Abbot Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants School Primary
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Whitchurch Community Primary School Primary
- Tavistock College Secondary
- Castlebridge School Free Schools
- Tor View School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Mount Kelly teach?
- Mount Kelly teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Tavistock.
- Who is the head master of Mount Kelly?
- The head master of Mount Kelly is Mr Guy Ayling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mount Kelly been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mount Kelly under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Mount Kelly?
- Mount Kelly has 561 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Mount Kelly full?
- Mount Kelly has capacity for 665 pupils and 561 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mount Kelly a faith school?
- Yes. Mount Kelly is designated Church of England.
- Is Mount Kelly a selective school?
- No. Mount Kelly is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Mount Kelly's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 25.5 in 2022/23 and 22.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Mount Kelly's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Kelly's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.