Schools in Totnes
Totnes is a historic market town in South Devon with 20 state schools - 10 primary and 1 secondary - spread across the town and its rural hinterland in the South Hams. Devon County Council coordinates admissions for community schools, using home-to-school distance as the final tiebreaker. The town is also notable for its alternative education sector, with several independent schools and the South Devon Rudolf Steiner School drawing families who prefer non-mainstream provision.
King Edward VI Community College is the main state secondary for the Totnes area, with a catchment that extends into surrounding villages and coastal communities. Families in rural parts of the South Hams should check which secondary school their address is linked to, as neighbouring schools in Dartmouth and Paignton may also be reachable. Devon's admissions process opens each autumn for the following September intake, with details published on the Devon County Council website.
School demand in Totnes
Across the 17 schools in Totnes with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 78%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Totnes have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Totnes 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.
3 of the schools in Totnes have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Totnes (10)
The Grove School
Primary · Community school
Totnes · TQ9 5ED
Blackawton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 7BE
East Allington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 7RE
Stoke Gabriel Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 6ST
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 7NY
Harbertonford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 7TA
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Totnes · TQ9 5TZ
Broadhempston Village Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 6BL
Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 6LH
Dartington Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Totnes · TQ9 6JU
Secondary Schools in Totnes (1)
Other Schools in Totnes (9)
Park School
Not applicable · Other independent school
TOTNES · TQ9 6EQ
St Christophers School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Totnes · TQ9 6PF
Bidwell Brook School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Totnes · TQ9 6JU
On Track Education Totnes
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Totnes · TQ9 5LQ
Lifeworks College
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Totnes · TQ9 6JD
Totnes Independent School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Totnes · TQ9 5JT
ROC College (part of United Response)
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Totnes · TQ9 5AL
On Track Education West Yarner
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Totnes · TQ9 6DX
Redwood River School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Totnes · TQ9 6EA
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Totnes 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.