Newton Abbot College is a secondary school located in Newton Abbot. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF
Website: http://www.nacollege.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01626367335
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Cornish
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137124

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1205
Number of Pupils: 1332
Number of Boys: 680
Number of Girls: 652

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.06 Confidence interval -0.26 to 0.14
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 156 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:35%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.93
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School
Coronation Road , TQ12 1TX
3out of 4 341 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Coombeshead Road , Highweek TQ12 1PT
2out of 4 575 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School
Union Street , TQ12 2JX
3out of 4 592 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Queen Street , TQ12 2AU
3out of 4 732 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Osborne Street , TQ12 2DJ
3out of 4 949 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newton Abbot College
Old Exeter Road , TQ12 2NF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coombeshead Academy
Coombeshead Road , TQ12 1PT
2out of 4 405 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Devon UTC
Kingsteignton Road , TQ12 2QA
2out of 4 673 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Teign School
Chudleigh Road , Kingsteignton TQ12 3JG
2out of 4 2,596 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
School for Inspiring Talents
College House , Ashburton Road TQ12 1NH
- not rated 601 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Glendinning Academy
Sandringham Road , TQ12 4HD
- not rated 2,160 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.