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The Greater Horseshoe School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 8–18 · Independent special school
Little Bovey Lane, Heathfield, Newton Abbot TQ12 6RH · thegreaterhorseshoeschool.co.uk · 01626 782038
On the mapSearch near TQ12 6RH
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
- Pupils
- 57
- 93% of 61 places
- Local authority
- Devon
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2.9, and 6.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼2.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼6.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼6.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.27 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
ISI
The Greater Horseshoe School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 24 to 26 March 2026
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 13
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (100%) with SEND