Teign SchoolDawlish College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Teign School and Dawlish College are secondary schools.
Teign School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dawlish College scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Teign School was judged Good and Dawlish College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for Teign School and 39.1 for Dawlish College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Teign School (47.1 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Dawlish College (45.1 in 2021-22, 39.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newton AbbotTeign School | DawlishDawlish College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 29th of 41 in Devon | 28th of 41 in Devon Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,111 | 782 | |
| Capacity | 1,353 | 900 | |
| Location | Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG | Dawlish, EX7 0BY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 39.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.2% Stronger figure | 27.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.0% Stronger figure | 46.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 183 | 156 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 35 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 27.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,077 | 776 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 29.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 21.1% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 5.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% Stronger figure | 11.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.7% Stronger figure | 31.9% | 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.
Teign School
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