Barley Lane SchoolBelong School Devon
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Exeter.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Barley Lane School and Belong School Devon in Exeter.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Barley Lane School was judged Requires improvement and Belong School Devon was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 5.4 for Barley Lane School and 12.8 for Belong School Devon.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Barley Lane School (4.6 in 2021-22, 5.4 in 2024-25) and has risen at Belong School Devon (6.6 in 2021-22, 12.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ExeterBarley Lane School | ExeterBelong School Devon | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 7-16 | 11-17 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 80 | 66 | |
| Capacity | 84 | 75 | |
| Location | Exeter, EX4 1TA | Exeter, EX2 8PU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 5.4 | 12.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 11.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.29 | 0.71 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 13 | 18 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 96.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 91.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 76 | 54 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 64.5% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.3% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.3% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.6% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Barley Lane School
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