South Devon Steiner SchoolSands School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newton Abbot.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares South Devon Steiner School and Sands School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 13.5 for South Devon Steiner School and 14.3 for Sands School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at South Devon Steiner School (6.5 in 2022-23, 13.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sands School (12.6 in 2021-22, 14.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

South Devon Steiner School versus Sands School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure South Devon Steiner SchoolNewton AbbotSands SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionIndependent SchoolIndependent School
School typeOther independent school Other independent school
Age range2-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll215 67
Capacity388 84
LocationTQ9 6AB Newton Abbot, TQ13 7AX
GCSE results
Attainment 813.5 14.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.8% Stronger figure0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths66.7% Stronger figure0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score0.76 0.80 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort24 20
Pupils
Pupils in the census249 73
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support7.2% 52.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 4.1%

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

Pupils on roll

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