OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
23 January 2024
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
227
227 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
39
17.2% of pupils
Male pupils
188
82.8% of pupils
21.9 pts
above England
School
46.7%
Teignbridge
21.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
18.1 pts
below England
School
2.2%
Teignbridge
3.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Teignbridge
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
3
Any other White background
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
227 of
227 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
227 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
177
Speech, language & communication
22
Social, emotional & mental health
12
Specific learning difficulty
6
Other difficulty or disability
5
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
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
9.73%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.51 pts
higher than
England
School
9.73%
Teignbridge
5.73%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
24.62%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.80 pts
higher than
England
School
24.62%
Teignbridge
12.91%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
4.62%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.81 pts
higher than
England
School
4.62%
Teignbridge
1.81%
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
not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
113.5%
33.7 pts
above England
Orchard Manor School
113.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.