OFSTED
15 November 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
985
985 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
474
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
511
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.8 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.0%
699
Any other White background
8.5%
84
Any other ethnic group
5.5%
54
Unclassified
2.9%
29
African
2.7%
27
Indian
1.8%
18
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
27.1%
267 of
985 pupils
6.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.9
7.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.09 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
8.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.60 pts
higher than
England
School
8.81%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.04 pts
higher than
England
School
21.86%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.10 pts
higher than
England
School
5.90%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.5%
8.2 pts
above England
St James School
100.5%
Exeter
82.8%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.