Overall Oxbridge
#471
2 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
4
Offers
2
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Newton Abbot
East Ogwell lies to the south.
On the River Teign at the foot of Dartmoor, Newton Abbot is a Devon market town of around 27,000 people whose Victorian railway heritage shaped its compact centre. Great Western Railway services reach Exeter in under twenty minutes, linking the town into Devon's regional network. The South Devon Railway locomotive works drove rapid growth through the nineteenth century, and the Brunel industrial estate and Decoy country park now occupy that same ground. Kingsteignton and Stover are among the most sought-after pockets for primary school catchments, drawing families who also look toward Chagford on the moor's edge.
28
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
2
Special
schools
of which6sixth forms·13faith36 total
Area Performance
Newton Abbot schools rank in the top 59% of England
Across 40 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.96/10, -0.46 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
0% Elite
Distribution across all Newton Abbot schools
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Newton Abbot vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 59%
Across all ranked Newton Abbot schools
Top 56%Primaryavg #8,454 of 14,978
Top 60%Secondaryavg #2,321 of 3,862
Top 77%Sixth formavg #1,962 of 2,555
Primary schools: 28 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,454
-6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 56% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,454
-6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 56% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,321
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 60% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
36.2
-2.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,321
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 60% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
36.2
-2.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.48 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,962
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 77% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
10%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
29%
-22 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.48 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,962
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 77% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
10%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
29%
-22 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Cambridge
#364
2 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
4
Offers
2
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Newton Abbot
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Newton Abbot
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Newton Abbot
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