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Cranbrook Education Campus

Academy sponsor led · Exeter · EX5 7EE

Ages 2–16 · 1,066 pupils · Devon

Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

45.4

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.22
−20+2
Attainment 845.4
English & maths grade 5+52%
English & maths grade 4+65%
EBacc entry75%

EBacc APS: 4.3

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.3%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
894

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

92

Places offered

103

1st-preference offers

92

Total preferences (any rank)
144
Preferred offers (top 3)
99
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

1,066 pupils · 1,020 places

Pupils on roll
1,066
Boys / girls
543 / 523
School capacity
1,020
Capacity fill
1,066 / 1,020 (105%)
Free school meals
26.2%
FSM pupils
277
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Farmer

Location

Address
Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook, Cranbrook Education Campus
Postcode
EX5 7EE
Town
Exeter
County
Devon
Local authority
Devon
District
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 2–16, in Exeter, Devon, 1,066 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 26.2%.

Open schools in Exeter
83
All-through schools in Exeter
3
Academies among open schools in Exeter
52% (43)
Open schools in EX5
16
All-through in EX5
1
Open schools in Devon LA
428
All-through in Devon LA
4

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Farmer
Telephone
01404823293

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