History
Newton Abbot Grammar School underwent significant changes in 1975, changing from a grammar to a comprehensive school, under the new name of Knowles Hill School. The name was changed in 2008 to Newton Abbot College, along with other aspects, such as a new uniform, included reintroducing the blazer which had lost its appeal in the comprehensive years of the school, reintroduced in 2009.
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