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Schools in Devon

414 schools in the Devon local authority.

Schools

414

Open schools

Pupils

103,529

2025–26 census

Good or better

88%

285 of 323 graded

Academic Performance

4.4

out of 10 · 374 schools

Ofsted ratings

Outstanding
8 2%
Good
277 86%
Requires improvement
34 11%
Inadequate
4 1%
40 inspected since 2024, no overall grade31 superseded by a report card51 not judged3 in a category of concern
4.4
Academic Performance

Averaged over 374 of 414 schools that can be scored

Pupils

103,529

pupils on roll

Boys 51%49% Girls

Roll from 412 of 414 schools (103,529 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.

Ethnicity

White
91%
Asian
2%
Black
1%
Mixed
3%
Chinese
<1%
Any other group
1%
Unclassified
2%

Ethnicity from 370 of 414 schools (96,595 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.

Pupil characteristics

Free school meals
22.1%

21,324 of 96,595 pupils · 370 of 414 schools

First language not English
6.0%

5,799 of 96,595 pupils · 370 of 414 schools

Young carers
1.1%

1,080 of 96,395 pupils · 368 of 414 schools

Schools by phase

Primary
315
Secondary
43
All-through
11
Special
18
Nursery
2
PRU
5
Not recorded
20

Top primary schools in Devon

The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.

Top secondary schools in Devon

The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.

Browse all 414 schools in Devon — filter by phase or Ofsted rating.

About schools in Devon

How many schools are there in Devon?
Devon has 414 open schools — 315 primary, 43 secondary, 18 special, 2 nursery, teaching 103,529 pupils in total.
How many schools in Devon are rated Good or Outstanding?
285 of the 323 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 88% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 8 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 414: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
What is the average Academic Performance in Devon?
4.4 out of 10, averaged across the 374 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
Why do some Devon schools have no Ofsted rating?
91 schools in Devon currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
What does Devon local authority do?
A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Devon covers 414 schools and sits in the South West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
How many pupils in Devon are eligible for free school meals?
22.1% — 21,324 of 96,595 pupils at the 370 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.

Part of the South West region.