Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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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.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry130 applications · 47 places offered · 42 named it first
Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.
- 2026 2.8; Devon median median 1.4
- 2025 1.9; Devon median median 1.4
- 2024 2.4; Devon median median 1.4
- This school
- Devon median
Reception entry, September 2026: 1.9 per place (31 applications for 16 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 47 | 130 | 2.8 | 42 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 77 | 145 | 1.9 | 69 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 | 68 | 162 | 2.4 | 58 | 0.85 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Matford Brook AcademyThis schoolThis school20262.8applications per place
- 2.4 km · Devon20261.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Devon20261.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · DevonGood20242.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · DevonRemains Good20231.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · DevonRequires improvement20241.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 9.9 km · DevonGood20221.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · DevonRequires improvement20241.1applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 143724 · 878/4020
- Capacity
- 370 pupils · 276 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2023
- Address
- March Close, Matford, Exeter, EX2 0BZ
- Local authority
- Devon · Teignbridge
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources