Coombeshead College

Coombeshead Academy

Motto	Academic Excellence in a Comprehensive World
Headteacher	Mr M Shanks
Specialism	Specialists in Maths, the Arts and a designated Training School
Location	Coombeshead Road Newton Abbot Devon TQ12 1PT England
Local authority	Devon
DfE URN	113522
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1442
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Colours	Green; Yellow and Black (since 2010/11)
Website	www.coombeshead.devon.sch.uk

Coombeshead Academy is the premier academy for academic excellence in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It has a specialism in maths and the arts, having a total of over 1600 students.

The school's music facilities include a recording studio. In addition to its teaching purposes, Coombeshead Studios has also been used by local bands to record their songs. Rock band Muse have also recorded some early material here. It is also one of the few schools in Britain to have a radio station, newsroom and TV studio as part of an art media centre.

In the 2009/2010 school year Coombeshead Academy had record results with 52% of its students achieving 5 or more C or higher GCSE's including English and maths ^[1]. The school sixth form outperformed many state and private providers in 2008/09 and has recently had another superb set of results 2009/10 with students successfully entering universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and Edinburgh^{[citation needed]}.

The Bushell Theatre

In 2011 Spring Term Coombeshead Academy opend The Bushell open locally to the community.The Theatre is used for the schools Expressive Arts Shows eg.Music Concerts;Drama productions etc. website:http://online.coombeshead.devon.sch.uk/theatre/

Notable alumni

Jon Lee - Singer and actor

References

1. ^ BBC NEWS | Education | League Tables | Secondary schools in Devon

• BBC News Coverage

External links

• School website
• Coombeshead Studios