West Exe School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Devon
Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/06/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
26.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,237
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,300 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
245 of 248 families who put it first got an offer
248
Places offered
326
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 248 | 245 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 58 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 326 | 248 | 76% |
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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jamie Engineer
- Address
- Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
- Phone
- 01392660100
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Alphington · Exeter
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145404
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,237 pupils · 1,300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
16 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
07 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,283 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 219 | 20% | 62% | 81% | |
| English Language | 219 | 19% | 55% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 213 | 22% | 58% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 164 | 12% | 52% | 70% | |
| History | 114 | 16% | 36% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 99 | 8% | 36% | 64% | |
| Geography | 87 | 20% | 54% | 63% | |
| Statistics | 62 | 19% | 63% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 15% | 64% | 85% | |
| Biology | 49 | 43% | 84% | 98% | |
| Physics | 49 | 47% | 86% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 49 | 41% | 82% | 96% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.