Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road, Teignmouth

In 2026, pupils at Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.41: 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 34.9, against 44.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 96 families put Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road as their first choice and 148 named it as one of their preferences, for 107 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road are Dawlish College (2.8 miles, Attainment 8 39.1); Teign School (4.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5); South Devon UTC (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 24.5); and St Cuthbert Mayne School (4.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42).

Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road is one of 8 schools run by Ivy Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.9 in 2024/25.

131 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road (as of September 2025): 55% would recommend the school, 70% say their child is happy there and 39% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (70%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (39%).

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 57 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 18% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 44% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 71 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 19 (2.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Teignmouth Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Yannons (nw-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road issued 285 suspensions, 34.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road are Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Teignmouth Primary School (0.6 miles), Hazeldown School (0.7 miles) and Shaldon Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.