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Foundation special school · Devon

Barley Lane School

  • 7–16Ages
  • 80Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 113636URN

Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1TA · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement

Inspection history

  1. 9 July 2024
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement
  2. 17 May 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
113636 · 878/7008
Trust
SENtient Trust
Capacity
84 pupils · 80 on roll
Free school meals
70.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1TA
Local authority
Devon · Exeter

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources