Dartmouth Academy
Milton Lane, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Principal
- Mr Paul Girardot
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 136200
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803839700
About this school
Dartmouth Academy is an all-through academy in Dartmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 435 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dartmouth Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 27 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 52% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 67% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 70% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 41 | 38 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | 43.1 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.82 to +0.04 | -0.47 -0.94 to -0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 31.6% | 45.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 63.2% | 63% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 39.5% | 23.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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 Dartmouth Academy 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 | 38% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.1 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dartmouth Academy compares
Dartmouth Academy ranked 24th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 8.3% | 28.3% | 435 | — |
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth | — | 5.3% | 24.1% | 76 | 0.1 miles |
| Stoke Fleming Community Primary School | — | 5.1% | 8.9% | 170 | 1.5 miles |
| Galmpton Church of England Primary School | — | 3.6% | 12.7% | 222 | 3.6 miles |
| Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy | 71.2 | 5.8% | 9.5% | 1,062 | 3.8 miles |
| Blackawton Primary School | — | 4.5% | 11.4% | 140 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.27%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.32%
- Persistent absence
- 23.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth0.1 miles
Primary · Dartmouth
-
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Dartmouth
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Galmpton Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Brixham
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy3.8 miles
Secondary · Brixham
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Blackawton Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Totnes
Other schools in Dartmouth
Common questions
- What ages does Dartmouth Academy teach?
- Dartmouth Academy teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an all-through school in Dartmouth.
- Who is the principal of Dartmouth Academy?
- The principal of Dartmouth Academy is Mr Paul Girardot, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dartmouth Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dartmouth Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dartmouth Academy?
- Dartmouth Academy has 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Dartmouth Academy full?
- Dartmouth Academy has capacity for 810 pupils and 435 on roll (54%), 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 Dartmouth Academy a faith school?
- No. Dartmouth Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dartmouth Academy a selective school?
- No. Dartmouth Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Dartmouth Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dartmouth Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Dartmouth Academy part of an academy trust?
- Dartmouth Academy is part of EDUCATION SOUTH WEST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dartmouth Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dartmouth Academy compare with other schools in Devon?
- Dartmouth Academy ranked 24th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dartmouth Academy's absence rate?
- Dartmouth Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dartmouth Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dartmouth Academy'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 1 July 2026.