South Dartmoor Community CollegeSouth Devon UTC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
South Dartmoor Community College and South Devon UTC are secondary schools.
South Dartmoor Community College scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and South Devon UTC scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). South Dartmoor Community College is ahead on our composite score.
South Dartmoor Community College was judged the expected standard and South Devon UTC was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.3 for South Dartmoor Community College and 24.5 for South Devon UTC.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at South Dartmoor Community College (48.6 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at South Devon UTC (33.7 in 2021-22, 24.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AshburtonSouth Dartmoor Community College | Newton AbbotSouth Devon UTC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | F32/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 41 in Devon Stronger figure | 40th of 41 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 | 801 | 184 | |
| Capacity | 1,708 | 600 | |
| Location | Ashburton, TQ13 7EW | Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 Stronger figure | 24.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.4% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.3% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 127 | 68 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 71 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 33.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 795 | 193 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.8% | 35.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 2.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 67.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.9% | 11.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% Stronger figure | 18.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.2% 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.
South Dartmoor Community College
South Devon UTC
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