Newton Abbot College
Academy converter secondary school in Newton Abbot (Devon).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 137124
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Retrieval Practice
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Shadbolt Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Sowden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Louise Williams | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gregg Murray | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Russell Satterley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Thomas Mooney | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Amy Grashoff | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Miss Charlotte Tonge Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record