Tiverton High School
Tiverton High School is a sponsored academy in Tiverton for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ01884 256655tiverton.devon.sch.ukMiss Nicola Lewis headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 1 October 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
209 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Tiverton High School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 209 | 225 | 245 | 247 | 226 | 222 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 40.3 | 42.7 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 45.9 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.53 | -0.33 | -0.41 | +0.04 | +0.09 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 31% | 26% | 32% | 38% | 38% | 36% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 56% | 52% | 56% | 64% | 62% | 63% | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.23 | 3.17 | 3.37 | 3.60 | 3.57 | 3.57 | 4.08 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 12% | 12% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 38% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 27.8 | 27.2 | 29.8 | 35.0 | 32.9 | 38.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 42.3 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 46.2 | 45.8 | 44.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 22.6 | 22.4 | 26.9 | 21.6 | 25.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 61.5 | 61.6 | 66.7 | 62.1 | 55.6 | – | – |
† These results are for Tiverton High School, the school this one replaced in March 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (223 offers for 280 places).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and SEN unit with 8 pupils and a SEN unit with 8 pupils, for autism.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Devon with autism provision.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 86.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 13.3% | 12.6% | 11.8% | 11.5% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 5.9% | 4.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.6% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 36.1% | 34.9% | 38.1% | 37.2% | 21.3% | 17.4% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Tiverton High School, the school this one replaced in March 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
No other schools of this phase within 8 km.
Questions parents ask
Is Tiverton High School a good school?
Tiverton High School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in October 2024.
What is Tiverton High School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiverton High School not judged at its last full inspection on 1 October 2024.
How good are Tiverton High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 31% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 38.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Tiverton High School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Tiverton High School?
Pupils were in school 86.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 36% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Tiverton High School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and sen unit for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Tiverton High School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bolham Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
- Telephone
- 01884 256655
- Website
- www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Lewis
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Blackdown Education Partnership (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward
- Tiverton Castle
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2026 (new provision)
- URN
- 152043 · LAESTAB 8784030 · UKPRN 10098497
- Formerly
- Tiverton High School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: Devon council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.