South Dartmoor Community College

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Balland Lane, Ashburton, TQ13 7EW

Headteacher · Mrs Jen Veal

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Key facts

Pupils801Capacity 1,708

OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 24 September 2024

TrustWestcountry Schools Trust

Free school meals24.5%

SEN provisionSEN unit

Inspection on 24 September 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Devon council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

159 of the 160 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered182

Applications252

First choice160

First-choice offers159

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).