Isca Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Exeter, EX2 6AP
- Distance
- 2.1km away
West Exe School
Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
Local ranking11th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1300
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 242
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1237
- Boys
- 658 (53%)
- Girls
- 579 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1300 (95% full)
- SEND
- 18.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.4%
- EAL
- 15.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,791/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
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.3%
- White Other: 8.2%
- Other: 3.0%
- Black African: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
79.3%
White British
8.2%
White Other
3.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hatherleigh Road
Exeter, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 145404
- UKPRN
- 10066301
- Establishment No.
- 4023
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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