Coombeshead Academy | |
Coordinates: | 50.5346°N -3.6204°W |
Motto: | Inspiring Excellence[1] |
Type: | Academy |
Head: | Robert Coles[2] |
Specialist: | Mathematics, Arts |
Address: | Coombeshead Road |
City: | Newton Abbot |
County: | Devon |
Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Postcode: | TQ12 1PT |
Ofsted: | yes |
Urn: | 137176 |
Enrolment: | 903[3] |
Gender: | Coeducational |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Colours: | Grey & Blue |
Website: | https://www.coombesheadacademy.org.uk |
Coombeshead Academy, formerly Coombeshead College, is an 11–18 Comprehensive School with approximately 900 students.
In the 2011 Spring term Coombeshead Academy opened The Bushell to the community. The theatre is used for the school's expressive arts shows, music concerts, drama productions and some assemblies.
Since January 2017, Coombeshead Academy has been a part of Education South West, a large multi-academy trust consisting of 10 successful schools in Devon in order to maintain standards of education.[4]