Isca Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Exeter · EX2 6AP · Devon
Ages 11–16
- Att844.0
- P8-0.0
- EM5+44%
- Absence13.4%
1.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 145404
West Exe School
Academy sponsor led · Exeter · EX2 9JU
Ages 11–16 · 1,237 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Expected standard
Attainment 8
48.4
Overall absence
10.9%
Admissions demand
0.97 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-06-16
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.16
−20+2
Attainment 848.4
English & maths grade 5+53%
English & maths grade 4+71%
EBacc entry68%
EBacc APS: 4.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.6%
Unauthorised5.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,300
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.97 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
233
Places offered
245
1st-preference offers
233
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 320
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 239
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
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 fill95%
1,237 pupils · 1,300 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,237
- Boys / girls
- 658 / 579
- School capacity
- 1,300
- Capacity fill
- 1,237 / 1,300 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
- FSM pupils
- 271
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- 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 Jamie Engineer
Location
- Address
- Hatherleigh Road
- Postcode
- EX2 9JU
- Town
- Exeter
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter
- 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 (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Exeter, Devon, 1,237 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Exeter · EX2 5AP · Devon
Ages 11–16
- Att853.3
- P80.3
- EM5+63%
- Absence7.9%
2.6 miles away
St James School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Exeter · EX4 8NN · Devon
Ages 11–16
- Att849.3
- P80.1
- EM5+55%
- Absence9.6%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Engineer
- Telephone
- 01392660100