Schools in Newton Abbot

About schools in Newton Abbot

Most of the 36 schools listed in Newton Abbot are primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 28 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Primary schools28

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Abbotskerswell Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• All Saints Marsh CofE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Ashburton Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Bearnes Voluntary Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  31%

  expected standard
• Blackpool Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Bovey Tracey Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Canada Hill Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Chagford Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Decoy Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Denbury Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  31%

  expected standard
• Haytor View Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Hennock Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Ilsington Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Ipplepen Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Kingsteignton School

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Moretonhampstead Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Rydon Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Catherine's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Michael's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Stokeinteignhead School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  63%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Coombeshead Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.8

  Attainment 8
• Newton Abbot College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  40.5

  Attainment 8
• South Devon UTC

  University technical college · Ages 14 to 19

  25.7

  Attainment 8
• Teign School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  44.7

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Beyond Creative Education

  Other independent special school · Ages 14 to 19

• Glendinning Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 7 to 19

Independent schools2

• Sands School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

• Stover School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

Common questions about schools in Newton Abbot

How many schools are in Newton Abbot?

OfferDay lists 36 schools in Newton Abbot, including 28 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Newton Abbot?

Every school in Newton Abbot is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Newton Abbot?

OfferDay ranks schools in Newton Abbot where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.