South West
Secondary schools in Devon
405 schools, 102,705 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 34.9.
Ofsted across Devon
Good201
Requires improvement27
Outstanding4
Inadequate3
No overall grade170
235 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 170 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Secondary schools in Devon
Sorted by Attainment 8. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colyton Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Colyton | Outstanding 2022 | 78.8 |
| Ivybridge Community CollegeAcademy converter | Ivybridge | No grade | 55.2 |
| Chulmleigh Community CollegeAcademy converter | Chulmleigh | Good 2023 | 54.1 |
| Braunton AcademyAcademy converter | Braunton | No grade | 53.7 |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolVoluntary aided school | Exeter | No grade | 53 |
| Uffculme SchoolAcademy converter | Cullompton | No grade | 52.8 |
| The King's SchoolAcademy converter | Ottery St Mary | No grade | 51.9 |
| Kingsbridge AcademyAcademy converter | Kingsbridge | Good 2023 | 49.6 |
| The Ilfracombe Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ilfracombe | No grade | 47.9 |
| South Dartmoor Community CollegeAcademy converter | Ashburton | No grade | 47.7 |
| West Exe SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Exeter | Good 2022 | 47 |
| St James SchoolAcademy converter | Exeter | Good 2023 | 46.9 |
| Coombeshead AcademyAcademy converter | Newton Abbot | Good 2023 | 46.8 |
| The Park Community SchoolAcademy converter | Barnstaple | No grade | 46.6 |
| Pilton Community CollegeAcademy converter | Barnstaple | Good 2023 | 46.4 |
| Isca AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Exeter | Good 2022 | 46.4 |
| Queen Elizabeth'sAcademy converter | Crediton | No grade | 46.2 |
| Exmouth Community CollegeAcademy converter | Exmouth | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.1 |
| Cranbrook Education CampusAcademy sponsor led | Exeter | Good 2024 | 46 |
| South Molton Community CollegeFoundation school | South Molton | No grade | 45.9 |
| Sidmouth CollegeAcademy converter | Sidmouth | No grade | 45.9 |
| Bideford CollegeAcademy sponsor led | Bideford | Good 2022 | 45.7 |
| Dartmouth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dartmouth | Good 2023 | 45.3 |
| St Luke's Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Exeter | Good 2024 | 45.3 |
| Cullompton Community CollegeAcademy converter | Cullompton | Good 2022 | 45.1 |
| Teign SchoolAcademy converter | Newton Abbot | Good 2022 | 44.7 |
| King Edward VI Community CollegeAcademy converter | Totnes | No grade | 44.6 |
| Clyst Vale Community CollegeAcademy converter | Exeter | Good 2022 | 44.5 |
| Okehampton CollegeAcademy converter | Okehampton | No grade | 43.2 |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter RoadAcademy converter | Teignmouth | No grade | 42.3 |
| Atlantic AcademyFree schools | Bideford | Good 2023 | 42.1 |
| Tavistock CollegeAcademy converter | Tavistock | Requires improvement 2024 | 41.6 |
| Newton Abbot CollegeAcademy converter | Newton Abbot | No grade | 40.5 |
| Honiton Community CollegeAcademy converter | Honiton | No grade | 40.4 |
| Holsworthy Community CollegeAcademy converter | Holsworthy | Good 2022 | 39.9 |
| Axe Valley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Axminster | Good 2023 | 39.2 |
| Great Torrington SchoolAcademy converter | Torrington | Good 2022 | 39 |
| Dawlish CollegeAcademy converter | Dawlish | No grade | 38.9 |
| Thomas Hall SchoolFree schools | Exeter | Requires improvement 2024 | 34.6 |
| South Devon UTCUniversity technical college | Newton Abbot | No grade | 25.7 |
| Matford Brook AcademyFree schools | Exeter | No grade | — |
| Tiverton High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Tiverton | No grade | — |