OFSTED
7 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
488
390 full-time ·
98 part-time
Female pupils
215
44.1% of pupils
Male pupils
273
55.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
below England
School
12.1%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.8 pts
below England
School
14.5%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.8%
365
Any other White background
6.6%
32
Indian
4.5%
22
Unclassified
2.9%
14
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
13
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
12
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
16.4%
80 of
488 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.08 pts
lower than
England
School
3.13%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.78 pts
lower than
England
School
4.03%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Exeter
2.38%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.7%
13.5 pts
above England
Monkerton Community Primary School
101.7%
Exeter
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.