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Countess Wear Community School

Glasshouse Lane, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 7BS

Primary

Phase

405

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2024 and continues as Countess Wear Primary School (URN 150755) (opened 1 September 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

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Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
218
Boys
112 (51%)
Girls
106 (49%)
Capacity
405 (54% full)
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.2
Budget per Pupil
£9,548/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
5.9% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence
14.8% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24
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  • White British: 80.7%
  • Other: 6.9%
  • White Other: 6.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
  • Black African: 1.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.9%
  • White Traveller: 0.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.5%

80.7%

White British

6.9%

Other

6.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Glasshouse Lane

Exeter, South West

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Administrative

URN
113079
UKPRN
10077121
Establishment No.
2025

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