OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
438
438 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
210
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
228
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.7 pts
above England
School
34.5%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.7 pts
below England
School
11.6%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.7%
336
Any other White background
10.5%
46
Unclassified
3.2%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
11
White and Asian
2.1%
9
African
1.4%
6
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
33.1%
145 of
438 pupils
12.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
34.6
4.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.27 · 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
13.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.85 pts
higher than
England
School
13.07%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.40 pts
higher than
England
School
39.22%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
10.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.46 pts
higher than
England
School
10.27%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
60.8%
30.3 pts
below England
Thomas Hall School
60.8%
Exeter
73.4%
South West
82.1%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.