Tavistock College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Tavistock, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tavistock College is a secondary school in Tavistock, Devon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Tavistock College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (23 April 2024); of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 150 first-choice applications for 169 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 19 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 33% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “Pupils enjoy participating in a breadth of sporting activities, such as football and netball.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is orderly and calm in lessons and around the school site.”
To improve
- “However, there are still gaps in some pupils’ knowledge, despite leaders’ work to improve the curriculum.”
- “However, this work has not had the impact intended on pupils in all year groups.”
- “In some subjects, teachers do not have a strong understanding of what pupils know and do not know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 150 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 150 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Ivybridge Community College 14.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Okehampton College 15.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Dartmoor Community College 18.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holsworthy Community College 20.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King Edward VI Community College 21.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Coombeshead Academy 23.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Newton Abbot College 23.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South Devon UTC 24.1 mi No Ofsted grade