Secondary
South Devon UTC
Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 184 of 600 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 19.6
- Pupils per adult
- 9.8
- Pupils
- 193
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
January 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
11%
21 points below the Newton Abbot average (32% across 4 schools)
25.7
13.7 below the Newton Abbot average (39.4 across 4 schools)
4th of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Newton Abbot we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 25.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 1.97 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40% |
| 22/23 | 7% |
| 23/24 | 18% |
| 24/25 | 11% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.76 |
| 22/23 | -1.83 |
| 23/24 | -1.29 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33.7 |
| 22/23 | 21.2 |
| 23/24 | 29.6 |
| 24/25 | 25.7 |
Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Devon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Claire Plumb
- Address
- Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA
- Telephone
- 01626240201