Magdalen Court SchoolSouthbrook School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Exeter.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Magdalen Court School and Southbrook School in Exeter.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Magdalen Court School was judged Requires improvement and Southbrook School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 2.5 for Magdalen Court School and 0.2 for Southbrook School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Magdalen Court School (5.1 in 2021-22, 2.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Southbrook School (0.6 in 2021-22, 0.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ExeterMagdalen Court School | ExeterSouthbrook School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 5-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 143 | 140 | |
| Capacity | 250 | 120 | |
| Location | Exeter, EX2 4NU | Exeter, EX2 6JB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 2.5 Stronger figure | 0.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.02 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 22 | 29 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 120 | 139 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 43.9% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 0.7% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 20.6% | 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.
Southbrook School
Full profiles: Magdalen Court School · Southbrook School