OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
No published inspection data
No Ofsted inspection record is currently held for this school.
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools 16 to 19
Phase
16 plus
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
EXETER MATHEMATICS SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
128
128 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
37
28.9% of pupils
Male pupils
91
71.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.3 pts
below England
School
7.0%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.0%
87
Unclassified
11.7%
15
Any other White background
7.8%
10
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
5
Chinese
2.3%
3
Any other Asian background
1.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.6%
43 of
128 pupils
12.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
15.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open 16 plus schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.7%
49.5 pts
above England
Exeter Mathematics School
106.7%
Exeter
106.7%
South West
68.2%
England
57.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.