Totnes Independent School
Windmill House, 21 Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Bowley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 143947
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803864484
About this school
Totnes Independent School is an independent school in Totnes. It teaches children aged 9 to 16 and has 127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Totnes Independent 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
Totnes Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2017, 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 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.6 | 51.0 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 50% | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 72.7% | 44.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 13.6% | 3.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
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 Totnes Independent 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 | 54.6 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 123 |
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
- 25
- Pupils on SEN support
- 43
Location
Nearby schools
-
On Track Education Totnes0.5 miles
Special schools · Totnes
-
ROC College (part of United Response)0.9 miles
Other types · Totnes
-
Lifeworks College1.0 miles
Other types · Totnes
-
River Dart Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Dartington
-
Bidwell Brook School1.2 miles
Special schools · Totnes
Other schools in Totnes
- Park School Independent schools
- St Christophers School Independent schools
- Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackawton Primary School Primary
- Broadhempston Village Primary School Primary
- Dartington Church of England Academy Primary
- Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- East Allington Primary School Primary
- Harbertonford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stoke Gabriel Primary School Primary
- The Grove School Primary
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Totnes Independent School teach?
- Totnes Independent School teaches children aged 9 to 16. It is an independent school in Totnes.
- Who is the headteacher of Totnes Independent School?
- The headteacher of Totnes Independent School is Mr Simon Bowley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Totnes Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Totnes Independent 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 Totnes Independent School?
- Totnes Independent School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 16.
- Is Totnes Independent School full?
- Totnes Independent School has capacity for 140 pupils and 127 on roll (91%), 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 Totnes Independent School a faith school?
- No. Totnes Independent School has no designated religious character.
- Is Totnes Independent School a selective school?
- No. Totnes Independent School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Totnes Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.6 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Totnes Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Totnes Independent 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.