Matford Brook Academy
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Devon
March Close, Exeter, EX2 0BZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.6%
31.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
276
Capacity used
Has space75%
370 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
13 of 13 families who put it first got an offer
13
Places offered
19
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 13 | 13 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 68% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emily Simpson-Horne
- Address
- March Close, Matford, Exeter, EX2 0BZ
- Phone
- 01392717140
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Kenn Valley · Central Devon
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143724
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 37% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
276 pupils · 370 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 144 pupils
Attendance
89.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.