Schools in Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot and its surrounding villages in the Teignbridge district of Devon have 35 schools - 28 primaries and four secondaries - spread across a wide rural and suburban catchment. Thirteen schools carry a faith designation, reflecting the strong Church of England presence across Devon's rural parishes.
Devon County Council coordinates school admissions across the area. Many rural primary schools here serve a single village and have geographically large but sparsely populated catchment zones. Secondary schools in Newton Abbot typically receive applications from pupils across several village primaries, and Devon publishes 'last distance offered' data annually in its secondary allocation outcomes.
School demand in Newton Abbot
Across the 34 schools in Newton Abbot with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 85%. 9 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
13 schools in Newton Abbot have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
18 of the schools in Newton Abbot are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Devon, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
18 of the schools in Newton Abbot have a current Ofsted rating, of which 15 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Newton Abbot: 7 oversubscribed (28)
Abbotskerswell Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 5NS
Denbury Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 6DP
Ipplepen Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 5QL
Decoy Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 1DH
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 1TX
Stokeinteignhead School
Primary · Foundation school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 4QE
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
Primary · Community school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 1PR
Canada Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 6YS
Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newton Abbot · TQ13 0LS
Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 5HN
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 3BQ
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 6SB
Ashburton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 7DW
Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 7TB
Ilsington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 9RE
Rydon Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 3LP
Blackpool Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 6JB
Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 0EU
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 1PT
Moretonhampstead Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 8NA
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 2DJ
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 2AU
Kingsteignton School
Primary · Free schools
Newton Abbot · TQ12 3QY
Hennock Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 9QB
Chagford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ13 8BZ
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 2JX
Bovey Tracey Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newton Abbot · TQ13 9HZ
Haytor View Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 4BD
Secondary Schools in Newton Abbot (4)
Teign School
Secondary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 3JG
Newton Abbot College
Secondary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 2NF
Coombeshead Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Newton Abbot · TQ12 1PT
South Devon UTC
Secondary · University technical college
Newton Abbot · TQ12 2QA
Other Schools in Newton Abbot (3)
Stover School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Newton Abbot · TQ12 6QG
Sands School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Newton Abbot · TQ13 7AX
Glendinning Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Newton Abbot · TQ12 4HD
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Newton Abbot are set by Devon and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.