Best Secondary Schools in Newton Abbot

We checked all 6 secondary schools in Newton Abbot, Devon, and list every one: 4 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
6
Ranked
4
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Newton Abbot. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Newton Abbot also has 28 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Devon. Devon also has rankings for Exeter, Barnstaple and all of Devon.

Ranked secondary schools in Newton Abbot

  1. 1

    Coombeshead Academy

    Academy, 870 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.4%

  2. 2

    Teign School

    Academy, 1,111 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.9%

  3. 3

    Newton Abbot College

    Academy, 1,108 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.9%

  4. 4

    South Devon UTC

    Free school, 184 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    25.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    10.6%

Secondary schools in Newton Abbot without a rank

  • Sands School

    Independent, 67 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    14.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Stover School

    Independent, 509 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    45.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.1%