Schools in West Devon[1]

Local authority district E07000047 · 37 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 32 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 0 (0%)[4]
second 20%: 14 (44%)[4]
middle 20%: 13 (41%)[4]
fourth 20%: 3 (9%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 2 (6%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	0%[4]	19%[4]	38%[4]	28%[4]	16%[4]
Employment	0%[4]	28%[4]	22%[4]	41%[4]	9%[4]
Education and skills	3%[4]	31%[4]	38%[4]	22%[4]	6%[4]
Health and disability	0%[4]	16%[4]	34%[4]	38%[4]	13%[4]
Crime	0%[4]	0%[4]	13%[4]	22%[4]	66%[4]
Housing and services	63%[4]	6%[4]	13%[4]	19%[4]	0%[4]
Living environment	53%[4]	13%[4]	6%[4]	9%[4]	19%[4]
Children in low-income families	0%[4]	19%[4]	38%[4]	38%[4]	6%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 70.9% of 24,833 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 34.1% of 48,364 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 13.0% of 48,373 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Okehampton College	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Tavistock College	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (29)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bere Alston Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 28% 2024/25[10]
Boasley Cross Community Primary School	2–11[2]
Bridestowe Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Chagford Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Exbourne Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]
Gulworthy Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 85% 2024/25[10]
Hatherleigh Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Highampton Community Primary School	4–11[2]
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]
Lamerton CofE Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 19% 2024/25[10]
Lifton Community Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Lydford Primary School	2–11[2]
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Meavy Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Milton Abbot Primary School	2–11[2]
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit	2–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Princetown Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 17% 2024/25[10]
South Tawton Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Spreyton School	3–11[2]
St Andrew's Church of England Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's Church of England Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
St Rumon's Church of England Infants School	5–7[2]
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Whitchurch Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Mount Kelly	4–18[2]	AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Castlebridge School	7–16[2]
Heather Bridge School	6–18[2]
Quay View School	7–19[2]
The Promise School	4–16[2]
Tor View School	7–18[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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