Lifeworks College
- Type
- Special post 16 institution
- Location
- Totnes, TQ9 6JD
- Distance
- 0.1km away
River Dart Academy
Shinners Bridge, Dartington, TQ9 6JD
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
40
Capacity
5-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 12 November 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
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 37
- Boys
- 20 (54%)
- Girls
- 17 (46%)
- Capacity
- 40 (93% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 67.6%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 13.5%
- SEN Support
- 86.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £25,308/yr
School Information
- Type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 97.3%
- White Other: 2.7%
97.3%
White British
2.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Shinners Bridge
Dartington, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 146735
- UKPRN
- 10081778
- Establishment No.
- 1116
- Trust
- WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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