South Dartmoor Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 30 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 136569
- Address
- Balland Lane, TQ13 7EW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 799 (47% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 32.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 92.5%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.3%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 113 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| French | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
South Dartmoor Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 72 86 |
| Year 8 | 132 70 62 |
| Year 9 | 136 73 63 |
| Year 10 | 127 61 66 |
| Year 11 | 117 64 53 |
| Year 12 | 79 45 34 |
| Year 13 | 50 34 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 80.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 50.0% 55.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 22.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 57.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 22.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 2.2% |