South Dartmoor Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 29 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
- 32.4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
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 | 87.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 54.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 17.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 18.0% 18.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% |