Teign SchoolTeignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Teign School and Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road are secondary schools.
Teign School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Teign School is ahead on our composite score.
Teign School was judged Good and Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for Teign School and 42.1 for Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Teign School (47.1 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road (43.7 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newton AbbotTeign School | TeignmouthTeignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 29th of 41 in Devon Stronger figure | 35th of 41 in Devon | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,111 | 748 | |
| Capacity | 1,353 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG | Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 42.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.2% Stronger figure | 35.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.0% Stronger figure | 58.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 183 | 141 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 35 | 32 | |
| A-level average points | 27.2 | 33.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.0 | 37.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 28.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,077 | 830 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 3.5% | |
| SEN support | 21.1% | 10.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% Stronger figure | 11.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.7% Stronger figure | 31.2% | 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.
Teign School
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
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