Coombeshead AcademySouth Devon UTC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newton Abbot.
Summary of the comparison
Coombeshead Academy and South Devon UTC are secondary schools in Newton Abbot.
Coombeshead Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and South Devon UTC scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Coombeshead Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Coombeshead Academy was judged Good and South Devon UTC was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.8 for Coombeshead Academy and 25.7 for South Devon UTC.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Coombeshead Academy (46.5 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at South Devon UTC (33.7 in 2021-22, 25.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newton AbbotCoombeshead Academy | Newton AbbotSouth Devon UTC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | F31/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 40 in Devon Stronger figure | 40th of 40 in Devon | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 873 | 193 | |
| Capacity | 1,440 | 600 | |
| Location | Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT | Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 Stronger figure | 25.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.4% Stronger figure | 10.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.9% Stronger figure | 27.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.3% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 Stronger figure | 1.97 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 166 | 66 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 34 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 23.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 873 | 193 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.8% | 35.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.6% | 2.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.5% | 67.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 11.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% Stronger figure | 18.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.4% Stronger figure | 51.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Coombeshead Academy
South Devon UTC
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