Okehampton College
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Okehampton, EX20 1PW
- Distance
- 0.2km away
The Promise School
Wardhayes, Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PU
Ofsted: Inadequate
Independent
Phase
100
Capacity
4-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 17 June 2025.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 3.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 8
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 79
- Boys
- 73 (92%)
- Girls
- 6 (8%)
- Capacity
- 100 (79% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 68.3%
- EAL
- 2.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 5.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £29,595/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
- 30.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 75.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools special
- 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: 94.9%
- White Other: 1.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
- Other: 1.3%
94.9%
White British
1.3%
White Other
1.3%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Wardhayes, Simmons Way
Okehampton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 149041
- UKPRN
- 10090896
- Establishment No.
- 7012
- Trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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