Tavistock College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Crowndale Road
 Tavistock
 Devon PL19 8DD
Telephone: 01822 614231

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Tavistock College
Trust: Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr James Buchanan (since October 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Tristan Muller-Forster (went to Brannel School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 69.7 / 13.91
Non-teaching Staff*: 42.65
Number of pupils: 1270
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.2
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 23.90% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 6.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 13.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 16.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Devon
Electoral Ward: Tavistock South West
School Number: 8784182

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 23rd April 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Tavistock Primary & Nursery School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Castlebridge School (0.7km) show on map
  3. St Rumon's Church of England Infants School (1.3km) show on map
  4. Whitchurch Community Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  5. St Peter's Church of England Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  6. Mount Kelly (2.2km) show on map
  7. Gulworthy Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  8. Tor View School (3.5km) show on map
  9. Lamerton CofE Primary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  10. Copper Valley Junior Academy (4.8km) show on map
  11. The Lowen School (4.8km) show on map
  12. St Andrew's Church of England Academy (5.5km) show on map
  13. Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School (5.5km) show on map
  14. Copper Fields School (5.7km) show on map
  15. Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy (5.9km) show on map
  16. Calstock Community Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  17. Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  18. Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  19. Bere Alston Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
  20. Quay View School (7.3km) show on map
  21. Heather Bridge School (7.6km) show on map
  22. Harrowbarrow Primary Academy (8.3km) show on map
  23. Milton Abbot Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  24. St Dominic CofE Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  25. Meavy Church of England Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  26. The Wildings Lovaton (10.1km) show on map
  27. Stoke Climsland School (11.5km) show on map
  28. Princetown Community Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  29. St Mellion Church of England Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  30. Callington Community College (11.8km) show on map
  31. Callington Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  32. Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery (12.3km) show on map
  33. Shaugh Prior Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  34. Landulph School (12.4km) show on map
  35. Widewell Primary Academy (12.5km) show on map
  36. Lydford Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  37. Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  38. Oakwood Primary Academy (12.7km) show on map
  39. Beechwood Primary Academy (12.8km) show on map
  40. Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  41. St Peter's RC Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  42. Woodlands School (13.4km) show on map
  43. Notre Dame RC School (13.5km) show on map
  44. Woodfield Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  45. Mill Ford School (13.7km) show on map
  46. Brook Green Centre for Learning (13.8km) show on map
  47. Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (13.8km) show on map
  48. Whitleigh Community Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  49. Trekenner Community Primary School (13.9km) show on map
  50. Ernesettle Community School (14.0km) show on map
  51. Knowle Primary School (14.1km) show on map
  52. Thornbury Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  53. Lifton Community Academy (14.5km) show on map
  54. St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy (14.7km) show on map
  55. Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School (14.7km) show on map
  56. St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nu... (14.8km) show on map
  57. Shakespeare Primary School (14.8km) show on map
  58. Mount Tamar School (15.0km) show on map
  59. Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care (15.0km) show on map
  60. Tor Bridge High (15.0km) show on map
  61. Cann Bridge School (15.1km) show on map
  62. Tor Bridge Primary School (15.1km) show on map
  63. St Boniface's RC College (15.2km) show on map
  64. Marine Academy Primary (15.2km) show on map
  65. Marine Academy Plymouth (15.2km) show on map
  66. Widey Court Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  67. Courtlands School (15.4km) show on map
  68. Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy (15.4km) show on map
  69. All Saints Church of England Academy (15.5km) show on map
  70. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School (15.6km) show on map
  71. Victoria Road Primary (15.6km) show on map
  72. Manadon Vale Primary School (15.7km) show on map
  73. Burraton Community Primary School (15.7km) show on map
  74. Leigham Primary School (15.7km) show on map
  75. Eggbuckland Vale Primary School (15.7km) show on map
  76. St Edward's CofE Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  77. St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary Schoo... (15.8km) show on map
  78. Fountain Head House School (15.8km) show on map
  79. Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus (15.9km) show on map
  80. Pennycross Primary School (15.9km) show on map
  81. Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School (16.0km) show on map
  82. Eggbuckland Community College (16.1km) show on map
  83. Weston Mill Community Primary Academy (16.2km) show on map
  84. Saltash Community School (16.2km) show on map
  85. Riverside Community Primary School (16.2km) show on map
  86. Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care (16.2km) show on map
  87. Mayflower Academy (16.2km) show on map
  88. Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church o... (16.3km) show on map
  89. Bridestowe Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  90. Devonport High School for Girls (16.5km) show on map
  91. Austin Farm Academy (16.5km) show on map
  92. Montpelier Primary School (16.6km) show on map
  93. King's School (16.6km) show on map
  94. Compton CofE Primary School (16.6km) show on map
  95. Launceston Primary School (16.8km) show on map
  96. Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School (16.9km) show on map
  97. Drake Primary Academy (17.1km) show on map
  98. Ford Primary School (17.3km) show on map
  99. Woodford Primary School (17.3km) show on map
  100. Hyde Park Junior School (17.4km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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