Tavistock CollegeOkehampton College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Tavistock College and Okehampton College are secondary schools.
Tavistock College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Okehampton College scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Okehampton College is ahead on our composite score.
Tavistock College was judged Requires improvement and Okehampton College was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.6 for Tavistock College and 43.2 for Okehampton College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Tavistock College (44.4 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Okehampton College (49.2 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TavistockTavistock College | OkehamptonOkehampton College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | D48/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 36th of 40 in Devon | 34th of 40 in Devon Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,270 | 1,137 | |
| Capacity | 1,982 | 1,437 | |
| Location | Tavistock, PL19 8DD | Okehampton, EX20 1PW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.6 | 43.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.6% | 40.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.0% | 61.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.6% Stronger figure | 16.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 215 | 201 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 107 | 33 | |
| A-level average points | 33.7 Stronger figure | 30.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.9 Stronger figure | 28.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.7% Stronger figure | 13.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,270 | 1,137 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.0% | 20.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.4% | 4.3% | |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 16.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.0% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.1% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.4% Stronger figure | 33.2% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Tavistock College
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