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The Outdoors School

Other independent special school · Exeter · EX2 9QQ

Ages 7–16 · 112 pupils · Devon

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Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill93%

112 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
112
Boys / girls
98 / 14
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
112 / 120 (93%)
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 7–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mrs Robyn Vincent

Location

Address
Straw Barn, Barton Lane, Shillingford Abbot
Postcode
EX2 9QQ
Town
Exeter
County
Devon
Local authority
Devon
District
Teignbridge
Constituency
Central Devon
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 other independent special school, Ages 7–16, in Exeter, Devon, 112 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.

Open schools in Exeter
83
Academies among open schools in Exeter
52% (43)
Open schools in EX2
23
Open schools in Devon LA
428

Nearby schools

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

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    • FSM30.1%
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    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Ide Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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  • West Exe School

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    • Absence4.5%
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  • St Thomas Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • FSM24.4%
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  • Bowhill Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Robyn Vincent
Telephone
01392832632
Website
https://www.theoutdoorsschool.co.uk/

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