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Other independent special school · Girls · ages 11–18Devon, Devon EX15

A special school in Devon for ages 11–18: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
10

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Devon’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 10 places.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

40.59%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Language & Communication29%
Mathematics & Statistics25%
Social & Cultural Skills22%
Health & Safety14%
Transversal Skills11%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects6

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language3100%89%—20%—
Mathematics3100%88%—22%—
Psychology2100%3%—22%—
Sociology2100%4%—21%—
Food Preparation and Nutrition150%8%—21%—
English Literature150%86%—21%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication45%
Mathematics & Statistics33%
Health & Safety29%
Social & Cultural Skills26%
Natural Sciences24%
Transversal Skills24%
Green & Sustainability19%
Digital & ICT Skills15%
Arts & Humanities14%
Law & Public Administration13%
Engineering & Manufacturing12%
Business & Administration9%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 17.0percentage 11.0power 9.0ratio 9.0vocabulary 8.0root 7.0equation 7.0gradient 7.0translation 7.0behaviour 7.0grammar 6.5evidence 6.0audience 6.0formulae 6.0estimation 5.0standard form 5.0linear functions 5.0reflection 5.0direct proportion 5.0inverse proportion 5.0area 5.0volume 5.0congruence 5.0pythagoras' theorem 5.0

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, percentage, graph from Mathematics, Psychology, Computing and 3 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, sampling from Mathematics, Sociology, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, qualitative data from English Language, Mathematics, Psychology and 3 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
More apprenticeships9
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, sampling from Mathematics, Sociology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data collection, conduct field work, climate change from Computing, Geography, Science · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses education, research design, research method from Food Preparation and Nutrition, Psychology, Sociology and 1 more · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses ethical issue, research design, reliability from English Language, Psychology, Sociology and 2 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Laboratory technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses median, graph, reliability from Mathematics, Psychology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: bacteriology technician, scientific laboratory technician, biology technician
Peer workerLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses power, identity, consent from Mathematics, Sociology, Computing and 2 more · jobs: social work assistant
Doctor (Degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses scientific knowledge, qualitative method, quantitative method from Psychology, Science · jobs: doctors' surgery assistant, specialised doctor, biomedical scientist
Social researcherLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · business and administration · uses research design, research method, descriptive statistics from English Literature, Mathematics, Psychology and 1 more · jobs: research and development manager, social services policy officer, monitoring and evaluation officer
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with Devon, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk Devon’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
Devon

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.