Torlands Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy alternative provision converter
Exeter · EX4 1PT · Devon
Ages 5–16
- FSM0.0%
0.5 miles away
OpenOfsted: Requires improvementURN 113636
Barley Lane School
Foundation special school · Exeter · EX4 1TA
Ages 7–16 · 80 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Attainment 8
7.6
Overall absence
15.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-07-09
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-2.04
−20+2
Attainment 87.6
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+8%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.5
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 94.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 96.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence15.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)45.1%
Unauthorised7.3%
- Authorised absence
- 7.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 9.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 82
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
80 pupils · 79 places
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- Boys / girls
- 80 / 0
- School capacity
- 79
- Capacity fill
- 80 / 79 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 70%
- FSM pupils
- 56
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation special school
Age range
Ages 7–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SENtient Trust
- Academy trust
- SENtient Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr David Jones
Location
- Address
- Barley Lane, St Thomas
- Postcode
- EX4 1TA
- Town
- Exeter
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation special school, Ages 7–16, in Exeter, Devon, 80 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 70%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Bowhill Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Exeter · EX4 1JT · Devon
Ages 5–11
- KS244%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM16.4%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Exeter · EX4 1HL · Devon
Ages 2–5
- FSM0.0%
0.6 miles away
Ide Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Exeter · EX2 9RN · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS275%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM9.9%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Exeter · EX4 2BY · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS270%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM49.7%
- Demand0.94
0.7 miles away
Montgomery Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Primary
Exeter · EX4 1BS · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM30.6%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
Other independent special school
Exeter · EX2 8PU · Devon
Ages 11–17
- Att85.3
- EM5+6%
0.8 miles away
St Thomas Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Exeter · EX2 9BB · Devon
Ages 5–11
- KS259%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM24.4%
- Demand1.00
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr David Jones
- Telephone
- 01392430774