Dartmouth Academy, Dartmouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Dartmouth Academy, staff are passionate in their commitment to our core message: our future successes are built on the work we do today. As an all-through Academy, we believe in building long-lasting relationships with pupils and their families and take pride in being at the heart of our community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include debating and forest school.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Dartmouth Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.47: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.7, against 45.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 14 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Art and Design, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Dartmouth Academy as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Dartmouth Academy are Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy (3.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.3); and Brixham College (5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.5).

Dartmouth Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Dartmouth Academy is one of 14 schools run by Education South West, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 38 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 63% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 64 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 27 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), about 1 mile away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Deadmans Cross (n-bound), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Dartmouth Academy issued 125 suspensions, 27.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Dartmouth Academy are St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth (0.1 miles); and Stoke Fleming Community Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.