Schools

South Hams schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in South Hams, 46 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 87% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 5 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

46state schools and nurseries

87%good or betterat their last inspection

5new report cardssince November 2025

3inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

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Aveton Gifford CofE Primary SchoolTQ7 4LB	Primary	Aveton Gifford	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3
Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary SchoolTQ9 6LH	Primary	Totnes	Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary SchoolPL6 7JW	Primary	Woolwell	Good (2023)
Bidwell Brook SchoolTQ9 6JU	Special	Dartington	Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 6
Blackawton Primary SchoolTQ9 7BE	Primary	Blackawton	School remains Good (2023)
Charleton Church of England AcademyTQ7 2AL	Primary	East Charleton	Standards maintained (2025)
Cornwood Church of England Primary SchoolPL21 9PZ	Primary	Cornwood	Requires improvement (2024)
Dartington Church of England AcademyTQ9 6JU	Primary	Dartington	School remains Good (2023)
Dartmouth AcademyTQ6 9HW	Secondary	Dartmouth	Good (2023)
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolTQ9 7NY	Primary	Diptford	Good in every area (2024)
East Allington Primary SchoolTQ9 7RE	Primary	Blackawton	Good (2023)
Ermington Primary SchoolPL21 9NH	Primary	Ermington	Good (2024)
Harbertonford Church of England Primary SchoolTQ9 7TA	Primary	Harbertonford	Standards maintained (2025)
Holbeton Primary SchoolPL8 1LT	Primary	Holbeton	Good (2023)
Ivybridge Community CollegePL21 0JA	Secondary	Ivybridge	Improved significantly (2025)
King Edward VI Community CollegeTQ9 5JX	Secondary	Totnes	Standards maintained (2025)
Kingsbridge AcademyTQ7 1PL	Secondary	Kingsbridge	Good (2023)
Kingsbridge Primary SchoolTQ7 1NL	Primary	Kingsbridge	Requires improvement (2023)
Landscove Church of England Primary SchoolTQ13 7LY	Primary	Landscove	Standards maintained (2025)
Loddiswell Primary SchoolTQ7 4BY	Primary	Loddiswell	School remains Good (2023)
Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary SchoolTQ7 3RN	Primary	Malborough	School remains Good (2023)
Manor Primary School, IvybridgePL21 9BG	Primary	Ivybridge	Good in every area (2025)
Marldon Church of England Primary SchoolTQ3 1PD	Primary	Marldon	Standards maintained (2024)
Modbury Primary SchoolPL21 0RB	Primary	Modbury	Good (2024)
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary SchoolPL8 1AS	Primary	Newton Ferrers	Good (2024)
River Dart AcademyTQ9 6JD	Alternative provision	Dartington	Good in every area (2024)
Salcombe Church of England Primary SchoolTQ8 8AG	Primary	Salcombe	Some aspects not as strong (2025)
Shaugh Prior Primary SchoolPL7 5HA	Primary	Woolwell	Requires improvement in 2, inadequate in 2 (2025)
Sherford Vale School & NurseryPL9 8FA	Primary	Sherford	Good (2023)
South Brent Primary SchoolTQ10 9JN	Primary	South Brent	Good (2023)
Sparkwell All Saints Primary SchoolPL7 5DD	Primary	Sparkwell	Good in every area (2024)
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, DartmouthTQ6 9HW	Primary	Dartmouth	School remains Good (2023)
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPL8 2AG	Primary	Brixton	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Stoke Fleming Community Primary SchoolTQ6 0QA	Primary	Stoke Fleming	Good (2022)
Stoke Gabriel Primary SchoolTQ9 6ST	Primary	Stoke Gabriel	School remains Good (2024)
Stokenham Area Primary SchoolTQ7 2SJ	Primary	Stokenham	Good (2024)
Stowford SchoolPL21 0BG	Primary	Ivybridge	School remains Good (2023)
The Erme Primary SchoolPL21 0AJ	Primary	Ivybridge	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 5
The Grove SchoolTQ9 5ED	Primary	Totnes	Good (2023)
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England AcademyTQ7 3NB	Primary	Thurlestone	Improved significantly (2025)
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary SchoolTQ9 5TZ	Primary	Totnes	Good (2023)
Ugborough Primary SchoolPL21 0NJ	Primary	Ugborough	School remains Good (2023)
Wembury Primary SchoolPL9 0EB	Primary	Wembury	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area
West Alvington Church of England AcademyTQ7 3PP	Primary	West Alvington	Standards maintained (2025)
Woodlands Park Primary SchoolPL21 9TF	Primary	Ivybridge	Good in every area (2025)
Yealmpton Primary SchoolPL8 2HF	Primary	Yealmpton	Good (2023)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 5 South Hams report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 21 times, needs attention 8 times, strong standard 7 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at TQ and PL postcodes and show here the ones in South Hams. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Questions people ask

How many schools in South Hams are rated good or better?

87% of the 46 state schools and nurseries in South Hams were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in South Hams?

There are 46 state-funded schools and nurseries in South Hams: 40 primary, 4 secondary, 1 special, 1 alternative provision.