Magdalen Court School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Exeter, EX2 4NU
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Southbrook School
Bishop Westall Road, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 6JB
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
120
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 26 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 0.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 29
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 139
- Boys
- 84 (60%)
- Girls
- 56 (40%)
- Capacity
- 120 (117% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.9%
- EAL
- 0.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £27,196/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 96.4%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
96.4%
White British
2.2%
White Other
1.4%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bishop Westall Road
Exeter, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 113634
- UKPRN
- 10017616
- Establishment No.
- 7005
- Trust
- SENtient Trust
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