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Thomas Hall School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Free school

Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter EX4 5AD · thomashallschool.org · 01392 757371

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
34.6
average Attainment 8 score. Devon 45.4, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
438
61% of 720 places
Local authority
Devon
Sixth form
No
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34%
First language not English
11.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Reach South Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 24 (Places 25)24September 2023: 26 (Places 30)26September 2024: 43 (Places 51)43September 2025: 37 (Places 51)37September 2026: 30 (Places 31)30Places 31
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202631301100%
September 2025Sept 202551370.7100%
September 2024Sept 202451430.898%
September 2023Sept 202330260.988%
September 2022Sept 202225241100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.6, and 25% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Devon it was 45.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252016/17: 4% (England 61%)4%2017/18: 4% (England 64%)4%2018/19: 0% (England 65%)0%2022/23: 35% (England 60%)35%2023/24: 54% (England 61%)54%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139661)

hidden: too few pupils to publish

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 37.7 (England 46.5)37.72021/22: 41.9 (England 48.8)41.92022/23: 30.7 (England 46.3)30.72023/24: 34.3 (England 45.9)34.32024/25: 34.6 (England 46.0)34.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼34.646.0
▼25.0%45.4%
▼46.2%64.8%
▼25.0%40.5%
▼2.944.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139661)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2017/182018/192021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education83.3+5.2
Apprenticeship3.7+0.6
Employment9.3—
Not in a lasting destination3.7−8.8

Ofsted

Thomas Hall School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
19 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139661), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Oct 2018Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139661)

  • Jun 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139661)

  • Jun 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139661)

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (150 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
150
33% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼76% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼76% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼52% agreeEngland 67%

based on 53 parents (35%) with SEND

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