Primary schools3 · best KS2 results first
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Schools in Teignmouth · DfE, Ofsted
Teignmouth’s state schools get lower results than 78% of towns in England
In GCSE English and maths, 31% of pupils in Teignmouth reached grade 5 or above, below both Devon’s towns (46%) and towns in England (45%). 4 state-funded schools are located in Teignmouth’s built-up area. Teignmouth grades C− for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #32 of 47 in Devon. Ofsted is shown, not graded.
State schools
4
3 primary, 1 secondary
Reading, writing & maths
60%
meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25
England’s schools: 62%
Attainment 8
40.5
GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
31%
a strong pass in both · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47%
Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.
What stands out about Teignmouth’s schools
Strong primaries, weaker secondaries
Teignmouth’s secondary results beat 12% of English towns; its primary results beat 40%. 60% of the town’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 57% across Devon. Every school’s result ↓
Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.
School Grade
Teignmouth grades C− for schools
Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.
Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (60% meet the standard)Better than 40% of towns in England
Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (40.5 and 31%)Better than 12% of towns in England
The primary figure lifts Teignmouth; the secondary figure holds it back.
Each of Teignmouth’s 3 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)
England’s average schoolDevon’s average school
The primary figure: 3 primaries in the town, 366 pupils in results over three years. Teignmouth has 1 secondary of its own with GCSE results, too few to judge on, so the secondary figure uses the 2 graded secondaries in and within 3 km of the town (297 pupils in results). Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.
Map
Where Teignmouth’s 4 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Teignmouth’s built-up area.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
PrimarySecondary (named)Special, nursery, 16–19Size: pupilsABCDNo letter
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Results and intake
Which schools do better than their intake suggests
Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.
Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals
The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 15% at Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School to 51% at Teignmouth Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Teignmouth Primary School does best: 62% with 51% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 54%. 1 of 3 primaries are above the line.
Show as a table
| School | Free school meals | Result | Typical for that intake | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teignmouth Primary SchoolKS2 % | 51% | 62% | 54% | +8 |
| Hazeldown SchoolKS2 % | 17% | 61% | 64% | −3 |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 % | 15% | 52% | 65% | −13 |
Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.
Getting a place
How school places work in Teignmouth
Devon County Council handles applications for every state school in Teignmouth, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.
Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.
Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 1 of Teignmouth’s 4 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work
How full each school is
Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%.
Hazeldown96%
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman incl. nursery64%
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road62%
Teignmouth incl. nursery47%
DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.
The schools
4 state schools in Teignmouth
Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.
Letters of Teignmouth’s schoolsA 0B 2C 2D 0
Secondary schools1 · best GCSE results first
Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspections
Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.
Good 2Ungraded inspection only 2
Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 0 of Teignmouth’s 4 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.
Who runs them
2 academy trusts and the council
Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.
| Run by | Schools | Pupils | Their letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Education TrustTeignmouth Community School, Exeter Road, Teignmouth | 2 | 945 | CB− |
| Plymouth CASTOur Lady and St Patrick's Roman | 1 | 134 | C− |
| Devon County CouncilHazeldown | 1 | 403 | B− |
After 16
Where Teignmouth’s teenagers go at 16
In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.
The state secondary in Teignmouth has its own sixth form. The nearest college is South Devon College, a further-education college 10.3 miles away.
Secondaries with a sixth form
1 of 1
state schools in Teignmouth
Colleges within 12 miles
1
nearest: South Devon College
Grammar schools in Devon
1
Colyton Grammar School, Colyford
Towns its size
263rd of 322 English towns of 11,000 to 21,000
Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns either side of Teignmouth, and the top and bottom of the group.
| # | Town | Schools | KS2 | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ E&M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amersham Buckinghamshire | A+ | 79% | 64.3 | 83% |
| … | |||||
| 259 | Waltham Cross Hertfordshire | C− | 51% | 45.3 | 43% |
| 260 | Rawmarsh South Yorkshire | C− | 54% | 43.9 | 41% |
| 261 | Devizes Wiltshire | C− | 54% | 44.6 | 40% |
| 262 | Dereham Norfolk | C− | 58% | 42.1 | 37% |
| 263 | Teignmouth Devon | C− | 60% | 40.5 | 31% |
| 264 | Westbury Wiltshire | C− | 47% | 47.1 | 41% |
| 265 | Flitwick Bedfordshire | C− | 43% | 45.3 | 46% |
| 266 | Penzance Cornwall | C− | 56% | 43 | 39% |
| 267 | Hadfield Derbyshire | C− | 57% | 42.1 | 38% |
| … | |||||
| 322 | Sandown Isle of Wight | D− | 52% | 32 | 16% |
Neighbours
Teignmouth and the places around it
Coloured by School Grade.
ShaldonBishopsteigntonDawlishDawlish WarrenKingsteigntonKingskerswellNewton AbbotTeignmouth
| Town | Schools | KS2 | Att. 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teignmouth 4 schools | C− | 60% | 40.5 |
| Shaldon 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.1 mi | B− | 67% | 42.1 |
| Bishopsteignton 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.8 mi | C+ | 65% | 42.1 |
| Dawlish 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.6 mi | D | 55% | 40.5 |
| Dawlish Warren 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.8 mi | D | 51% | 39.1 |
| Kingsteignton 4 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.1 mi | B− | 61% | 46.5 |
| Kingskerswell 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 5 mi | B+ | 61% | 56.1 |
| Newton Abbot 13 schools · 5.1 mi | C | 55% | 45.4 |
Kingskerswell has the best-graded schools nearby (B+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
- Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Teignmouth: 12% (England’s average school: 8%).
- Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
- Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
- Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
- Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
- Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
- Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.
Questions about schools in Teignmouth
Are schools in Teignmouth good?
Teignmouth’s state schools earn a C− against schools across England: primary results beat 40% of towns in England; secondary results beat 12% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Devon council.
What is the best primary school in Teignmouth?
On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Teignmouth Primary School: 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.
Do Teignmouth secondary schools have sixth forms?
Yes, it has one.
How do I apply for a school place in Teignmouth?
Through Devon County Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).
How many state schools are in Teignmouth?
4 open state-funded schools are located in Teignmouth’s built-up area: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 0 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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