Newton Abbot College
Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- IVY EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Amy Grashoff
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,205
- Pupils on roll
- 1,108
- URN
- 137124
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626367335
About this school
Newton Abbot College is a secondary academy in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,108 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 224 | 245 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 42.4 | 40.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.38 to -0.01 | -0.20 -0.38 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 36.7% | 27.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 59.2% | 56.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 73.9% | 81.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
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 Newton Abbot College 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 | 44.8 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.5 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,327 |
| 2023/24 | 1,283 |
| 2024/25 | 1,212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newton Abbot College compares
Newton Abbot College ranked 33rd of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.5 | 9.9% | 25.3% | 1,108 | — |
| Coombeshead Academy | 46.8 | 9.9% | 26.8% | 870 | 0.2 miles |
| South Devon UTC | 25.7 | 18% | 35.5% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| Teign School | 44.7 | 9.8% | 20.8% | 1,111 | 1.5 miles |
| Torquay Boys' Grammar School | 70.8 | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1,087 | 4.7 miles |
| Torquay Girls' Grammar School | 68.6 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 1,058 | 4.7 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)
- 25.25%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coombeshead Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
South Devon UTC0.4 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
Teign School1.5 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
Torquay Boys' Grammar School4.7 miles
Secondary · Torquay
-
Torquay Girls' Grammar School4.7 miles
Secondary · Torquay
Other schools in Newton Abbot
- Coombeshead Academy Secondary
- South Devon UTC Secondary
- Teign School 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 year groups does Newton Abbot College teach?
- Newton Abbot College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the principal of Newton Abbot College?
- The principal of Newton Abbot College is Mrs Amy Grashoff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newton Abbot College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newton Abbot College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Newton Abbot College?
- Newton Abbot College has 1,108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Newton Abbot College full?
- Newton Abbot College has capacity for 1,205 pupils and 1,108 on roll (92%), 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 Newton Abbot College a faith school?
- No. Newton Abbot College has no designated religious character.
- Is Newton Abbot College a selective school?
- No. Newton Abbot College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Newton Abbot College?
- Newton Abbot College is part of IVY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newton Abbot College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2022/23 and 40.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newton Abbot College rank locally?
- Newton Abbot College ranked 33rd of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newton Abbot College's absence rate?
- Newton Abbot College's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newton Abbot College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newton Abbot College'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 6 July 2026.