Coombeshead Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
- Distance
- 9.1km away
South Dartmoor Community College
Balland Lane, Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Local ranking14th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1708
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 September 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 127
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 22.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 53.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
71
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 116
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 795
- Boys
- 417 (52%)
- Girls
- 384 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1708 (47% full)
- SEND
- 24.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.8%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.9%
- SEN Support
- 17.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,918/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.8%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
92.8%
White British
2.1%
White Other
1.4%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Balland Lane
Ashburton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136569
- UKPRN
- 10033268
- Establishment No.
- 4108
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
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