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Dartmouth Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Sponsored academy
Milton Lane, Dartmouth TQ6 9HW · dartmouthacademy.org.uk · 01803 839700
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.99 mi
- 4.81 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 5 · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 435
- 54% of 810 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Education South West
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 5” went to a home 2.99 mi (4.81 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 36 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 36 | 45 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 43 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 32 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| Year 7 – Category 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.99 mi4.81 km | |
The council does not list the school as oversubscribed: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 45.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D (18.4 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.79 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.8 | +13.2 |
| Further education | 63.2 | −16.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | — |
| Employment | 5.3 | −5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +7.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 18 | D (18.4) | -0.24 |
| All academic | 18 | D (18.6) | -0.25 |
| Applied general | 7 | — | -0.62 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 33 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 7 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 |
| Employment | 40 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 |
| Activity not captured | 7 |
Ofsted
Dartmouth Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 68
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (35%) with SEND