Dawlish College
Elm Grove Road, Dawlish, EX7 0BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Sam Banks
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 782
- URN
- 147643
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626862318
About this school
Dawlish College is a secondary academy in Dawlish. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 782 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 84 | 118 | 112 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.3 | 40.6 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 -0.52 to +0.09 | -0.09 -0.35 to +0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 24.6% | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 53.4% | 56.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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 Dawlish 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 | 39.3 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 674 |
| 2023/24 | 748 |
| 2024/25 | 776 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dawlish College compares
Dawlish College ranked 38th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.9 | 11.4% | 29.3% | 782 | — |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | 42.3 | 11% | 25.4% | 748 | 2.8 miles |
| Exmouth Community College | 46.1 | 10.7% | 23.5% | 2,031 | 3.8 miles |
| Teign School | 44.7 | 9.8% | 20.8% | 1,111 | 6.5 miles |
| South Devon UTC | 25.7 | 18% | 35.5% | 184 | 7.2 miles |
| Newton Abbot College | 40.5 | 9.9% | 25.3% | 1,108 | 7.6 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)
- 29.25%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 11.41%
- Persistent absence
- 31.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road2.8 miles
Secondary · Teignmouth
-
Exmouth Community College3.8 miles
Secondary · Exmouth
-
Teign School6.5 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
South Devon UTC7.2 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
-
Newton Abbot College7.6 miles
Secondary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Dawlish
- Gatehouse Primary Academy Primary
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primary
- Oakwood Specialist College Other types
- Orchard Manor School Academies
- Chances Educational Support Services Independent schools
- Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Dawlish College teach?
- Dawlish College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Dawlish.
- Who is the principal of Dawlish College?
- The principal of Dawlish College is Mr Sam Banks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dawlish College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dawlish 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 Dawlish College?
- Dawlish College has 782 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dawlish College full?
- Dawlish College has capacity for 900 pupils and 782 on roll (87%), 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 Dawlish College a faith school?
- No. Dawlish College has no designated religious character.
- Is Dawlish College a selective school?
- No. Dawlish College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Dawlish College?
- Dawlish 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 Dawlish College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.3 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dawlish College rank locally?
- Dawlish College ranked 38th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dawlish College's absence rate?
- Dawlish College's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dawlish College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dawlish 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 10 July 2026.