South Devon UTC

State-Funded School

south-devon-utc-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Newton AbbotConstituency

TQ12 2QAPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

South Devon UTC is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 14–19, located in Devon, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 184 pupils. South Devon UTC is part of Education South West.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 29 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 25.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 10.6%
EBacc average point score: 1.97

Ethnicity

White

94%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

184

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 14 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 184
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Education South West

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
26 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.