Dawlish College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Dawlish, 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 🔒
Dawlish College is a secondary school in Dawlish, Devon for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Dawlish 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
- In 2024/25, 25% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
- The school's 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 38.9 (England 46).
- Every Year 7 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 122 first-choice applications for 129 offers.
- 30.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon is 26.5%.
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
- Elm Grove Road, Dawlish, EX7 0BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 782 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive to a ‘warm welcome’ from staff.”
- “The school prepares pupils and helps them to be ready for their learning.”
- “It seeks to resolve any issues pupils may have before the day begins.”
To improve
- “Suspensions have risen as the school makes their expectations clear.”
- “However, these approaches are not as effective across the full breadth of the curriculum.”
- “Sometimes the school is not clear enough about what pupils need to do to improve their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 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) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.9 | 46 |
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: 122 first-preference applications, 129 offers in total, 122 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.
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Exmouth Community College 3.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Teign School 6.5 mi Good Last distance published
- South Devon UTC 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Newton Abbot College 7.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coombeshead Academy 7.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Isca Academy 8.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Exe School 9.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published