Schools in South Hams
46 state-funded schools, 11,336 pupils. 95.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 1 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in South Hams?
South Hams has 46 state-funded schools teaching 11,336 pupils. 40 primary, 4 secondary, 1 alternative provision.
What percentage of schools in South Hams are Good or Outstanding?
95.6% of the 45 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in South Hams are rated Good or Outstanding: 1 Outstanding and 42 Good. 2 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in South Hams are rated Outstanding?
1 school is currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in South Hams: Manor Primary School, Ivybridge.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Manor Primary School, IvybridgePrimary214Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 40 | 39 | 94.9% |
| Secondary | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in South Hams
Showing 20 of 46 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivybridge Community College | Secondary | 2,323 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingsbridge Academy | Secondary | 1,248 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King Edward VI Community College | Secondary | 909 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dartmouth Academy | Secondary | 452 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stowford School | Primary | 436 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School | Primary | 420 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingsbridge Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 113205 | Primary | 356 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodlands Park Primary School | Primary | 332 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Grove School | Primary | 311 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sherford Vale School & Nursery | Primary | 310 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dartington Church of England Academy | Primary | 289 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manor Primary School, Ivybridge | Primary | 214 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marldon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 210 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stokenham Area Primary School | Primary | 207 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wembury Primary School | Primary | 190 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Brent Primary School | Primary | 176 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Yealmpton Primary School | Primary | 171 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School | Primary | 170 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 157 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bidwell Brook School | Special | 153 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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