SCHOOL PROFILE

Teign School

Secondary Academy converter URN 136494
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,353 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2022
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 converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
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 1,111 1,111 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 601 54.1% of pupils
Male pupils 510 45.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.1%
3.7 pts below England
School 21.1%
Teignbridge 21.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.8%
18.5 pts below England
School 1.8%
Teignbridge 3.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Teignbridge 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.9%
1,032
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
22
Any other White background
1.5%
17
Unclassified
0.8%
9
White and Asian
0.7%
8
White and Black African
0.6%
7
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 23.8% 264 of 1,111 pupils
2.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.8%
Teignbridge 26.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.6% 218 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 46 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 83
Autistic spectrum disorder 53
Specific learning difficulty 42
Speech, language & communication 34
Moderate learning difficulty 29
No specialist assessment yet 6

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

44.7 5.5 pts above England
School 44.7
Teignbridge 26.1
South West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 39.9% England 36.0% 3.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 68.0% England 51.4% 16.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 74.7% England 30.6% 44.1 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.25 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.43 · 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

9.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.53 pts higher than England
School 9.75%
Teignbridge 5.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.84 pts higher than England
School 28.65%
Teignbridge 12.91%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.20 pts higher than England
School 5.00%
Teignbridge 1.81%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.1% 10.2 pts below England
Teign School
82.1%
Teignbridge
82.8%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
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