Best Schools in Newton Abbot

How many schools are there in Newton Abbot?

Newton Abbot has 36 open schools: 28 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Newton Abbot?

None of the 30 graded schools in Newton Abbot currently holds an Outstanding rating. 29 are rated Good, so 97% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Newton Abbot get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Newton Abbot with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Teign School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Coombeshead Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Newton Abbot College, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.9 and 38% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Teign SchoolCoombeshead AcademyNewton Abbot College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Newton Abbot have the best SATs results?

Of the 27 primary schools in Newton Abbot with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Chagford Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School (91% in reading, 91% in maths); and Canada Hill Community Primary School (94% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Chagford Church of England Primary SchoolChudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary SchoolCanada Hill Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Newton Abbot?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Newton Abbot selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Newton Abbot have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Newton Abbot have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Newton Abbot?

Apply to Devon through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.