OFSTED
19 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
24 June 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
SENtient Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
240
240 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
74
30.8% of pupils
Male pupils
166
69.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.5 pts
above England
School
51.3%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.6 pts
below England
School
6.7%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.8%
206
Any other White background
5.4%
13
Any other ethnic group
2.1%
5
Bangladeshi
1.7%
4
Indian
1.7%
4
White and Asian
0.8%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
240 of
240 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Reading
73.8 pts below England
School
0.0%
Exeter
71.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Exeter
65.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Maths
72.0 pts below England
School
0.0%
Exeter
66.5%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.13 pts
higher than
England
School
8.35%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.44 pts
higher than
England
School
25.25%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
higher than
England
School
2.02%
Exeter
2.38%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.1%
29.3 pts
above England
Ellen Tinkham School
109.1%
Exeter
78.0%
South West
82.1%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.