Schools in South Hams[1]

Local authority district E07000044 · 52 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 49 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%: 4 (8%)[4]
middle 20%: 25 (51%)[4]
fourth 20%: 11 (22%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 9 (18%)[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	2%[4]	12%[4]	24%[4]	43%[4]	18%[4]
Employment	2%[4]	14%[4]	29%[4]	49%[4]	6%[4]
Education and skills	2%[4]	4%[4]	27%[4]	35%[4]	33%[4]
Health and disability	0%[4]	4%[4]	18%[4]	27%[4]	51%[4]
Crime	0%[4]	2%[4]	6%[4]	18%[4]	73%[4]
Housing and services	49%[4]	29%[4]	16%[4]	2%[4]	4%[4]
Living environment	35%[4]	10%[4]	18%[4]	12%[4]	24%[4]
Children in low-income families	0%[4]	10%[4]	29%[4]	53%[4]	8%[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: 70.4% of 39,338 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 39.9% of 74,975 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 15.2% of 74,966 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 (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Dartmouth Academy	3–19[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] KS2 70% 2024/25[9]
Ivybridge Community College	11–18[2]	A8 55 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[10]
King Edward VI Community College	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[10]
Kingsbridge Academy	11–18[2]	A8 51 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[10]

Primary schools (39)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[9]
Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 91% 2024/25[9]
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[9]
Blackawton Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[9]
Charleton Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[9]
Cornwood Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[9]
Dartington Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[9]
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[9]
East Allington Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[9]
Ermington Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[9]
Harbertonford Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[9]
Holbeton Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 88% 2024/25[9]
Kingsbridge Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[9]
Landscove Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 85% 2024/25[9]
Loddiswell Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[9]
Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[9]
Manor Primary School, Ivybridge	2–11[2]	KS2 33% 2024/25[9]
Marldon Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[9]
Modbury Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[9]
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[9]
Salcombe Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[9]
Sherford Vale School & Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[9]
South Brent Primary School	0–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[9]
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[9]
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth	4–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[9]
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 100% 2024/25[9]
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[9]
Stoke Gabriel Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[9]
Stokenham Area Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[9]
Stowford School	2–11[2]	KS2 86% 2024/25[9]
The Erme Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 13% 2024/25[9]
The Grove School	3–11[2]	KS2 85% 2024/25[9]
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 89% 2024/25[9]
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 95% 2024/25[9]
Ugborough Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 30% 2024/25[9]
Wembury Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[9]
West Alvington Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[9]
Woodlands Park Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[9]
Yealmpton Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[9]

Independent schools (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Park School	3–12[2]
South Devon Steiner School	2–19[2]
St Christophers School	3–11[2]
Totnes Independent School	9–16[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bidwell Brook School	3–19[2]
On Track Education Totnes	11–19[2]
On Track Education West Yarner	7–16[2]
Redwood River School	5–18[2]
River Dart Academy	5–16[2]

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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.
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