Atlantic Academy
Free schools · 242 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
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Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
- Pupils on roll
- 748of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 28.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 136
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 8 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Teignmouth Community College (URN 113529, until 1 March 2011).
What the data says
Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 at Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road in 2023, 38% stayed on in Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road’s own sixth form (Devon average 23%), 48% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 58 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 9% went to university (Devon 25%, England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 12% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.3 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Devon, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Devon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 191 | 7,192 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 38% | 23% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 56% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 58 | 5,824 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 64% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 9% | 25% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 43% | 41% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 21% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.3 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 18% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 24.4 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.4 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 134 | 99% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 66% |
| Mathematics | 132 | 97% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 132 | 97% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 113 | 83% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 55% |
| History | 74 | 54% | 41% | 14% | 26% | 42% |
| Geography | 59 | 43% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 71% |
| Business Studies | 46 | 34% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 57% |
| Photography | 40 | 29% | 6% | 20% | 19% | 83% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 20% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 81% |
| Spanish | 26 | 19% | 19% | 8% | 27% | 69% |
| Music | 22 | 16% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| Physics | 20 | 15% | 23% | 25% | 46% | 90% |
| Biology | 20 | 15% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 90% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 15% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 85% |
| Design and Technology | 14 | 10% | 11% | 14% | 23% | 86% |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 34 | 100% | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 29 | 91% | — |
| Sports Studies | 25 | 78% | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | 59% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 15 | 47% | — |
| Dance: General | 11 | 34% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 11 | 34% | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 10 | 31% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 2 | 6% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 113 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 32 | 3,028 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.62 | 34.55 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 29% | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 7 | 22% | 5% |
| Mathematics | 6 | 19% | 31% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 31% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 28% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 6 | 19% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Computer Games | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Men's Hairdressing | VRQ Level 2 | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.