Academy sponsor led · Devon

West Exe School

11–16Ages
1,237Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145404URN

Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

330 applications for 239 places · 18th of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.0of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

14th of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
7 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Devon median (1.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

330 applications · 239 places offered · 230 named it first

2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
2025 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2023 1.3; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.1; Devon median median 1.4
2018 1.2; Devon median median 1.3
2017 1.2; Devon median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as West Exe School (URN 113505), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	239	330	1.4	230	0.96
Sep 2025	248	326	1.3	248	1.00
Sep 2024	245	320	1.3	233	0.95
Sep 2023	246	325	1.3	222	0.90
Sep 2022	253	340	1.3	257	1.02
Sep 2021	253	359	1.4	278	1.10
Sep 2020	252	313	1.2	236	0.94
Sep 2019	260	286	1.1	221	0.85
Sep 2018	187	222	1.2	172	0.92
Sep 2017 *	186	220	1.2	163	0.88
Sep 2016 *	213	252	1.2	199	0.93
Sep 2015 *	189	238	1.3	177	0.94
Sep 2014 *	210	244	1.2	203	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

242 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.014th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%7th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	242	48.0	53%	72%	–
2024/25	225	47.0	51%	74%	–
2023/24	232	48.4	53%	71%	+0.16
2022/23	188	49.2	59%	80%	+0.42

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

West Exe SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Isca Academy
2.1 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Matford Brook Academy
2.4 km · Devon

2026

2.8applications per place
Thomas Hall School
4.0 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
4.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
St James School
4.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
St Luke's Church of England School
5.0 km · Devon

Good2024

2.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Clyst Vale Community College
9.1 km · Devon

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Cranbrook Education Campus
11.2 km · Devon

Good2024

1.3applications per place 39.2Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145404 · 878/4023
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,237 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: West Exe School (URN 113505)
Address: Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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