Academy converter · Devon

South Dartmoor Community College

11–18Ages
801Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136569URN

Balland Lane, Ashburton, TQ13 7EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

252 applications for 182 places · 18th of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.3of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

12th of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form 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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Devon median (1.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

252 applications · 182 places offered · 160 named it first

2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.5; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.5; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2018 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2016 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2015 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2014 1.5; Devon median median 1.5

This school
Devon median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	182	252	1.4	160	0.88
Sep 2025	152	234	1.5	144	0.95
Sep 2024	147	198	1.4	127	0.86
Sep 2023	154	209	1.4	123	0.80
Sep 2022	139	180	1.3	117	0.84
Sep 2021	149	199	1.3	128	0.86
Sep 2020	113	169	1.5	99	0.88
Sep 2019	134	180	1.3	120	0.90
Sep 2018	225	302	1.3	206	0.92
Sep 2017	204	271	1.3	183	0.90
Sep 2016	227	333	1.5	217	0.96
Sep 2015	244	369	1.5	233	0.95
Sep 2014	271	397	1.5	264	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

127 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.312th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%14th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	127	48.3	50%	69%	–
2024/25	120	47.7	52%	68%	–
2023/24	115	44.1	42%	63%	+0.06
2022/23	166	47.5	54%	69%	+0.12

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

South Dartmoor Community CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Coombeshead Academy
9.0 km · Devon

Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Newton Abbot College
9.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
South Devon UTC
10.0 km · Devon

2026

24.5Attainment 8
King Edward VI Community College
10.2 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Teign School
10.7 km · Devon

Good2022

1.6applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
14.4 km · Torbay

2026

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

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
Torquay Academy
15.3 km · Torbay

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 48.7Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136569 · 878/4108
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,708 pupils · 801 on roll
Free school meals: 24.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: South Dartmoor Community College (URN 113519)
Address: Balland Lane, Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Local authority: Devon · Teignbridge

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