Teign School
Chudleigh Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucie Wagner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,353
- Pupils on roll
- 1,111
- URN
- 136494
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626366969
About this school
Teign School is a secondary academy in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Teign School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 162 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 42.6 | 44.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.50 to -0.03 | -0.43 -0.65 to -0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 36.4% | 39.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 58% | 68% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 78.4% | 74.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 Teign 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 | 44.9 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.6 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.7 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,021 |
| 2023/24 | 1,046 |
| 2024/25 | 1,077 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Teign School compares
Teign School ranked 26th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.7 | 9.8% | 20.8% | 1,111 | — |
| South Devon UTC | 25.7 | 18% | 35.5% | 184 | 1.4 miles |
| Coombeshead Academy | 46.8 | 9.9% | 26.8% | 870 | 1.5 miles |
| Newton Abbot College | 40.5 | 9.9% | 25.3% | 1,108 | 1.5 miles |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | 42.3 | 11% | 25.4% | 748 | 4.4 miles |
| St Cuthbert Mayne School | 39.7 | 11.4% | 41.2% | 1,001 | 5.7 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)
- 20.78%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 28.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Devon UTC1.4 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
Coombeshead Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
Newton Abbot College1.5 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road4.4 miles
Secondary · Teignmouth
-
St Cuthbert Mayne School5.7 miles
Secondary · Torquay
Other schools in Newton Abbot
- Coombeshead Academy Secondary
- Newton Abbot College Secondary
- South Devon UTC Secondary
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primary
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primary
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bovey Tracey Academy Primary
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Chagford Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Teign School teach?
- Teign School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the headteacher of Teign School?
- The headteacher of Teign School is Mrs Lucie Wagner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Teign School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Teign School, 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 Teign School?
- Teign School has 1,111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Teign School full?
- Teign School has capacity for 1,353 pupils and 1,111 on roll (82%), 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 Teign School a faith school?
- No. Teign School has no designated religious character.
- Is Teign School a selective school?
- No. Teign School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Teign School part of an academy trust?
- Teign School 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 Teign School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.9 in 2022/23 and 44.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Teign School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Teign School ranked 26th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Teign School's absence rate?
- Teign School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Teign School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Teign 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 1 July 2026.