South Devon Steiner School
Hood Manor, Dartington, TQ9 6AB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- School Business Manager
- Mr Jeffrey van Zyl
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 388
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 113603
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803897377
About this school
South Devon Steiner School is an independent school in Devon. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 215 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected South Devon Steiner School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
South Devon Steiner School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1979, 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 | 11 | 18 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.5 | 8.5 | 13.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 9% | 33.3% | 45.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 44.4% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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 South Devon Steiner School 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 | 6.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 13.5 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 249 |
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
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 15
Location
Nearby schools
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On Track Education West Yarner0.9 miles
Special schools · Totnes
-
Bidwell Brook School1.0 miles
Special schools · Totnes
-
Redwood River School1.0 miles
Special schools · Totnes
-
River Dart Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Dartington
-
Lifeworks College1.1 miles
Other types · Totnes
Common questions
- What year groups does South Devon Steiner School teach?
- South Devon Steiner School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Devon.
- Who is the school business manager of South Devon Steiner School?
- The school business manager of South Devon Steiner School is Mr Jeffrey van Zyl, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Devon Steiner School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected South Devon Steiner School 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 big is South Devon Steiner School?
- South Devon Steiner School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is South Devon Steiner School full?
- South Devon Steiner School has capacity for 388 pupils and 215 on roll (55%), 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 South Devon Steiner School a faith school?
- No. South Devon Steiner School has no designated religious character.
- Is South Devon Steiner School a selective school?
- No. South Devon Steiner School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have South Devon Steiner School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.5 in 2022/23 and 13.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are South Devon Steiner School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Devon Steiner School'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.