Colyton Grammar School will receive more than £500,000 in funding over the next three years after being awarded the status of Teaching School Hub by the Department for Education.

The school is one of 87 across the country to have been given this status for its track record of exceptional pupil performance and leading training in other schools.  

The school will receive £170,000 a year over the next three years to become a centre of excellence for teacher training and development, covering 194 schools in the four Devon districts – East Devon, Mid-Devon, North Devon and Torridge.

The funding will be used to deliver national and local training programmes, drawing on Colyton Grammar's strengths in curriculum, leadership and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), as well its partnership with schools, trusts and training providers, including Kingsbridge Community College, which leads the adjacent hub area. 

This is a significant partnership to improve the educational experience and outcomes for students in the South West as we will be able to attract, retain and develop the very best teachers. 

Headteacher Tim Harris said: "Colyton's new status as a Teaching School Hub puts us at the heart of supporting all schools and all pupils in Devon.

"If our March 2020 Ofsted report showed that we are an 'exceptional' school, this now gives us the opportunity to share our successes on a wider scale, support improvement for all pupils  and continue to develop as a school alongside the partners we work with."