Academy converter · Devon

Tavistock College

11–18Ages
1,200Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145336URN

Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

close to Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

203 applications for 169 places · 29th of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.4of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

28th of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

1.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Devon median (1.4) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

203 applications · 169 places offered · 150 named it first

2026 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2023 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.4
2018 1.4; Devon median median 1.3
2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Devon median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Tavistock College (URN 113539), the previous school.

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	169	203	1.2	150	0.89
Sep 2025	185	234	1.3	180	0.97
Sep 2024	172	217	1.3	163	0.95
Sep 2023	179	219	1.2	162	0.91
Sep 2022	232	283	1.2	217	0.94
Sep 2021	216	280	1.3	190	0.88
Sep 2020	229	301	1.3	228	1.00
Sep 2019	263	322	1.2	252	0.96
Sep 2018	242	332	1.4	244	1.01
Sep 2017 *	231	301	1.3	237	1.03
Sep 2016 *	232	282	1.2	206	0.89
Sep 2015 *	200	252	1.3	183	0.92
Sep 2014 *	183	238	1.3	173	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

189 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.428th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%33rd of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	189	43.4	33%	59%	–
2024/25	215	41.6	33%	54%	–
2023/24	239	42.8	34%	54%	−0.20
2022/23	237	42.6	38%	62%	−0.32

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

Tavistock CollegeThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Callington Community College
11.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Notre Dame RC School
13.5 km · Plymouth

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
13.7 km · Plymouth

Good2022
Tor Bridge High
15.0 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Marine Academy Plymouth
15.1 km · Plymouth

Good2024

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
St Boniface's RC College
15.2 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
All Saints Church of England Academy
15.5 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.9applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
Eggbuckland Community College
15.9 km · Plymouth

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 44.5Attainment 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: 145336 · 878/4182
Trust: Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,982 pupils · 1,200 on roll
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Tavistock College (URN 113539)
Address: Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Local authority: Devon · West Devon

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