Tiverton High School, Tiverton
Tiverton High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Tiverton, part of Blackdown Education Partnership.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Tiverton High School in detail
Tiverton High School in its own words
In its own words: "Our team strives to create a nurturing and progressive environment for students and staff. This enables academic achievement, as well as instilling core values of respect, confidence, and resilience, preparing students for life after Tiverton High School."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Tiverton High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 113548), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 37.4 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Tiverton High School
Across Devon, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Devon lodged 66 appeals against secondary school offers; 48 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (20.8% of those heard).
The trust
Tiverton High School is one of 14 schools run by Blackdown Education Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
Tiverton High School has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) for autism.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tiverton High School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tiverton Petroc College (ne-bound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 155 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Tiverton High School are St John's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Castle Primary School (0.5 miles), Two Moors Primary School (0.7 miles) and Heathcoat Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolCastle Primary SchoolTwo Moors Primary SchoolHeathcoat Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Tiverton High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Tiverton High School (URN 113548), it was rated Good in July 2015.
About
Tiverton High School is a state secondary school located in Tiverton, Devon, England. It is located on the outskirts of the town, and has a close working relationship with the co-sited Petroc.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Results at Tiverton High School before it took its current form in 2026 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 113548). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.33 to -0.53 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 40.3 to 37.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 32% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby secondary school
Social & online
Keep up with Tiverton High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Tiverton High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tiverton High School is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Tiverton High School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 113548). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 210 | 179 | 215 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 232 | 209 | 251 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 259 | 220 | 266 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 218 | 207 | 233 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 240 | 222 | 251 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 225 | 209 | 237 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 217 | 201 | 234 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 264 | 239 | 279 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2017 | 275 | 234 | 259 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 240 | 221 | 250 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 215 | 183 | 220 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 270 | 235 | 269 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Tiverton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tiverton
Across Devon council
Places available
7,788
Applications
7,251
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All secondary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Tiverton High School has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) for autism.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Tiverton High School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 113548). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
13.3%
Overall absence
36.1%
Persistent absence
1,182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Tiverton High School
Are there exam results for Tiverton High School?
Tiverton High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 113548), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 37.4 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Tiverton High School's Ofsted rating?
Tiverton High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Tiverton High School (URN 113548), it was rated Good in July 2015.
What is the catchment area for Tiverton High School?
No fixed boundary. When Tiverton High School is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Tiverton High School have specialist SEN provision?
Tiverton High School has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) for autism.
How do I apply to Tiverton High School?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Tiverton High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Tiverton High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tiverton High School?
Tiverton High School is at Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)