Tavistock College

State-Funded School

tavistock-college-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Torridge and TavistockConstituency

PL19 8DDPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Tavistock College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,200 pupils. Tavistock College is part of DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.71

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,200

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

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: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,200
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
21 Sept 2022	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
6 Dec 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.