St Luke's Church of England School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Exeter, EX1 3RD
- Distance
- 1.3km away
St James School
Summer Lane, Exeter, EX4 8NN
Local ranking8th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
980
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 15 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 198
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 989
- Boys
- 511 (52%)
- Girls
- 474 (48%)
- Capacity
- 980 (101% full)
- SEND
- 29.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.5%
- EAL
- 19.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.6%
- SEN Support
- 23.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,034/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.5%
- White Other: 8.5%
- Other: 5.5%
- Black African: 2.2%
- Asian Indian: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
73.5%
White British
8.5%
White Other
5.5%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Summer Lane
Exeter, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 142805
- UKPRN
- 10056447
- Establishment No.
- 4016
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Ofsted: Requires improvement
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Score
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Score
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