Academy sponsor led · Devon

Dartmouth Academy

3–19Ages
435Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136200URN

Milton Lane, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 above Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

71 applications for 36 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.7of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

27th of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Devon median (1.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 36 places offered · 45 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.6; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.4
2023 2.7; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
2021 2.0; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.8; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.6; Devon median median 1.4
2018 1.4; Devon median median 1.3
2017 1.9; Devon median median 1.4
2016 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2015 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2014 1.9; Devon median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Devon median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Devon median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.3 per place (20 applications for 15 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	71	2.0	45	1.25
Sep 2025	36	56	1.6	33	0.92
Sep 2024	34	63	1.9	31	0.91
Sep 2023	34	90	2.7	43	1.26
Sep 2022	56	74	1.3	32	0.57
Sep 2021	47	94	2.0	40	0.85
Sep 2020	52	92	1.8	50	0.96
Sep 2019	43	70	1.6	40	0.93
Sep 2018	44	60	1.4	32	0.73
Sep 2017	32	60	1.9	26	0.81
Sep 2016	46	87	1.9	35	0.76
Sep 2015	47	88	1.9	43	0.91
Sep 2014	54	100	1.9	49	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

54 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.727th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%37th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.47

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	54	43.7	32%	61%	–
2024/25	46	45.3	46%	63%	–
2023/24	38	43.1	32%	63%	−0.47
2022/23	41	39.1	22%	49%	−0.39

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dartmouth AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
6.1 km · Torbay

Good2022

2.8applications per place 67.3Attainment 8 Selective
Brixham College
8.1 km · Torbay

2026

1.7applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Paignton Academy
9.3 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
King Edward VI Community College
12.4 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
14.7 km · Torbay

2026

1.8applications per place 70.0Attainment 8 Selective
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
14.8 km · Torbay

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
The Spires College
15.2 km · Torbay

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Kingsbridge Academy
15.3 km · Devon

Good2023

1.2applications per place 51.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 136200 · 878/6905
Trust: Education South West
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 810 pupils · 435 on roll
Free school meals: 26.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Milton Lane, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW
Local authority: Devon · South Hams

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources