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Tiverton High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Bolham Road, Tiverton EX16 6SQ · tiverton.devon.sch.uk · 01884 256655
On the mapSearch near EX16 6SQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2025
- Capacity
- 1,576
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2025, 179 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 113548)
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 179 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 232 | 209 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 259 | 220 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 218 | 207 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 240 | 222 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.6, and 31.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113548)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 1.3 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 74.7 | +5.5 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 4.9 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +0.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 113548)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Tiverton High School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113548)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113548), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113548)
Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113548)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113548)