SCHOOL PROFILE

Dartmouth Academy

All-through Academy sponsor led URN 136200
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 810 Published school capacity
Capacity used 53.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 April 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 435 421 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 218 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 217 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.4%
1.6 pts above England
School 26.4%
South Hams 16.0%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.7%
11.6 pts below England
School 8.7%
South Hams 2.9%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.6%
3.6 pts above England
School 4.6%
South Hams 1.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.3%
371
Any other White background
4.4%
19
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
8
Unclassified
1.8%
8
Indian
1.6%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.9% 91 of 435 pupils
0.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 20.9%
South Hams 20.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.7% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 0.1 pts below
EHC plans 6.2% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Specific learning difficulty 9
Physical disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

45.3 6.1 pts above England
School 45.3
South Hams 36.4
South West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 45.7% England 36.0% 9.7 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 63.0% England 51.4% 11.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 23.9% England 30.6% 6.7 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.79 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.47 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.10 pts higher than England
School 8.32%
South Hams 5.37%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.52%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.70 pts higher than England
School 23.52%
South Hams 12.19%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 3.20%
South Hams 1.17%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

53.7% 37.4 pts below England
Dartmouth Academy
53.7%
South Hams
73.4%
South West
82.1%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information