Tavistock College
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Crowndale Road, Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Headteacher · Mr James Buchanan
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Key facts
Pupils1,200Capacity 1,982
OfstedRequires improvementInspected 23 April 2024
TrustDartmoor Multi Academy Trust
Free school meals26.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded inspection on 23 April 2024.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
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.
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