Thomas Hall School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Devon
Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 5AD
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 19/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.9%
39.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
438
Capacity used
Has space61%
720 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
17 of 17 families who put it first got an offer
17
Places offered
29
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 17 | 17 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 59% |
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
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Webster
- Address
- Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 5AD
- Phone
- 01392757371
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Duryard and St James · Exeter
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147650
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
438 pupils · 720 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 487 pupils
Attendance
86.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 4% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 15% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 64% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 52 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 49 | 14% | 39% | 61% | |
| Mathematics | 48 | 13% | 35% | 56% | |
| Biology | 45 | 13% | 29% | 42% | |
| Physics | 45 | 11% | 27% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 45 | 4% | 29% | 51% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 8% | 28% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 26 | 27% | 54% | 81% | |
| History | 25 | 12% | 44% | 44% | |
| Geography | 15 | 0% | 7% | 13% | |
| Drama | 14 | 7% | 50% | 57% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 0% | 21% | 29% | |
| French | 12 | 50% | 75% | 92% |
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) |
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.