SCHOOL PROFILE

Exeter A Learning Community Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146827
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 840 Published school capacity
Capacity used 55.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority North Northamptonshire
Trust INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 466 466 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 215 46.1% of pupils
Male pupils 251 53.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.7%
14.9 pts above England
School 39.7%
North Northamptonshire 20.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.0%
17.7 pts above England
School 38.0%
North Northamptonshire 18.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.8%
1.8 pts above England
School 2.8%
North Northamptonshire 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
49.6%
231
Any other White background
23.6%
110
African
8.6%
40
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
25
White and Black African
2.6%
12
Any other Black background
2.4%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.8% 139 of 466 pupils
9.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.8%
North Northamptonshire 19.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 102 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts above
EHC plans 7.9% 37 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 70
Social, emotional & mental health 34
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Multi-sensory impairment 8
No specialist assessment yet 3
Physical disability 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

35.0% 25.4 pts below England
School 35.0%
North Northamptonshire 58.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

49.0%

24.8 pts below England

School 49.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

51.0%

19.3 pts below England

School 51.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.71 pts higher than England
School 6.92%
North Northamptonshire 6.06%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.30%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.49 pts higher than England
School 21.30%
North Northamptonshire 14.92%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.45 pts higher than England
School 2.26%
North Northamptonshire 1.79%
East Midlands 1.72%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

55.5% 32.7 pts below England
Exeter A Learning Community Academy
55.5%
North Northamptonshire
90.6%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information