Academy sponsor led · Devon

St Luke's Church of England School

11–16Ages
870Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147401URN

Harts Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.7 above Devon median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in DevonSelective

390 applications for 186 places · 3rd of 36 in Devon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.6of 90

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

23rd of 40 in Devon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Devon median (1.4) close to England median (2.2)

390 applications · 186 places offered · 147 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Devon median median 1.4
2025 2.0; Devon median median 1.4
2024 1.7; Devon median median 1.4
2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.3
2021 1.8; Devon median median 1.4
2020 1.4; Devon median median 1.3
2019 1.7; Devon median median 1.4; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Devon median median 1.3; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Devon median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Devon median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Devon median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as St Luke's Church of England School (URN 113550), 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	186	390	2.1	147	0.79
Sep 2025	190	373	2.0	151	0.79
Sep 2024	193	318	1.7	108	0.56
Sep 2023	190	299	1.6	92	0.48
Sep 2022	193	241	1.3	77	0.40
Sep 2021	142	252	1.8	86	0.61
Sep 2020	173	246	1.4	86	0.50
Sep 2019 *	199	343	1.7	134	0.67
Sep 2018 *	164	347	2.1	123	0.75
Sep 2017 *	191	367	1.9	153	0.80
Sep 2016 *	216	454	2.1	209	0.97
Sep 2015 *	195	433	2.2	220	1.13
Sep 2014 *	168	402	2.4	157	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

125 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.623rd of 40 in Devon

Devon 45.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%25th of 40 in Devon

Devon 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Devon 65% England 66%

This school
Devon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	125	45.6	42%	66%	–
2024/25	162	45.3	51%	70%	–
2023/24	180	46.5	47%	71%	+0.29
2022/23	151	46.7	50%	72%	+0.33

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

St Luke's Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
St James School
1.3 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
1.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Isca Academy
3.4 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Clyst Vale Community College
4.1 km · Devon

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Thomas Hall School
4.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
West Exe School
5.0 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Matford Brook Academy
5.8 km · Devon

2026

2.8applications per place
Cranbrook Education Campus
6.2 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: 147401 · 878/4028
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 980 pupils · 870 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 February 2020
Replaced: St Luke's Church of England School (URN 113550)
Address: Harts Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RD
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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