Teign School

Teign School has demonstrated notable improvement since its previous inspection, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The positive school environment is highlighted by happy and safe pupils who engage in respectful relationships. School leaders effectively promote respect and create opportunities for student leadership, contributing to a strong sense of community among pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to cater to all pupils, including those with special educational needs, ensuring that they can access the same rich educational experiences as their peers.

Strengths

• Pupils experience positive and respectful relationships.
• Leaders prioritize and effectively manage student well-being and mental health.
• The school has a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Teachers possess expert subject knowledge and promote valuable discussions.
• Leaders provide good support for pupils with SEND.
• Students receive effective careers advice and practical work experience.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment and understanding checks hinder some pupils' knowledge retention.
• The early reading program is not having the expected impact.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Teign School attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.1% of pupils at Teign School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Teign School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.6% of pupils at Teign School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Teign School received £7,505 and spent £7,573 for each of its 1,078 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £208,000 (£193 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Education South West, income was £7,824 and spending £7,754 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Newton Abbot · Devon local authority: places and applications

Teign School is part of Education South West, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingsteignton School Newton Abbot
• Rydon Primary School Newton Abbot
• South Devon UTC Newton Abbot
• Coombeshead Academy Newton Abbot
• Christow Primary School Exeter
• King Edward VI Community College Totnes
• Wynstream Primary School Academy Exeter
• Dartmouth Academy Dartmouth
• Blackawton Primary School Totnes
• Stoke Fleming Community Primary School Dartmouth

What is Teign School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Teign School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Teign School last inspected by Ofsted?

Teign School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Teign School have?

Teign School has 1,111 pupils on roll.

What age range does Teign School cover?

Teign School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Teign School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.5, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Teign School?

Teign School is at Chudleigh Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3JG.