Secondary
Southbrook School
Bishop Westall Road, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 6JB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 140 of 120 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- SENtient Trust
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
0%
0.2
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 0.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.02 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.94 |
| 22/23 | -1.72 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0.6 |
| 22/23 | 0.4 |
| 24/25 | 0.2 |
Bishop Westall Road, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 6JB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Devon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Simon Winward
- Address
- Bishop Westall Road, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 6JB
- Telephone
- 01392716900