Living in Teignmouth with children
Teignmouth, Devon. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 15,314 people in 7,162 households; 20.5% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
6 schools: 5 state primary, 1 state secondaryTeignmouth on the schools map →Every school in Teignmouth, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (5)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaldon Primary School | Outstanding | Top 3% (7/275) in Devon | — |
| Bishopsteignton School | School remains Good | Top 17% (45/275) in Devon | 2.643 miles (2025) |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 24% (64/275) in Devon | — |
| Hazeldown School | Good | Top 36% (98/275) in Devon | — |
| Teignmouth Primary School | Good | (182/275) in Devon | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | Requires improvement | (32/40) in Devon | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (72 detached, 36 semi-detached, 56 terraced, 56 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Teignmouth. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Teignmouth →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 81% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 100%, on average across the 613 postcodes in TQ14. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 good, or expected standard; 1 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.66 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 2 in Devon.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Devon
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Devon.
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