School profile · Devon

ACE Tiverton Special School

A mixed, not applicable, not applicable, free schools special school in Devon. Here is what the published evidence says, told one chapter at a time.

Free schools special
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Mixed
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REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
URN 147064

Orchard Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5HBSchool website GIAS record

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Pupils: 117; on roll
Ofsted, 23 January 2024: Good; overall effectiveness
GCSE, 2025-26: 10.6; Attainment 8

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Chapter 1 · Meet the school

Who learns here?

ACE Tiverton Special School is a mixed, not applicable, free schools special school in Devon. The published figures below describe the school as recorded by the DfE.

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At a glance

How big the school is, and how full.

Pupils on roll

117

pupils, against a published capacity of 115. That is 101.7% of capacity.

Key facts

Type: Free schools special
Phase: Not applicable
Pupils: Mixed
Admissions: Not applicable
Faith: None
Local authority: Devon

Year groups and classes

How many boys and girls are in each year group.

Pupils by year group

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The school community

Who the pupils are, in the census’s own categories.

Free school meals and English as an additional language

Eligible for FSM: 42.7%
English as an additional language: 0.0%

Chapter 2 · Everyday life

What is a normal day like?

What the published evidence shows about everyday life at the school.

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Being in school

33.6% of pupils were persistently absent in 2024-25.

Persistent absence

33.6%

of pupils missed 10% or more of their sessions.

Behaviour

The suspension rate was 19.1% in 2024-25.

Suspension rate

19.1%

22 suspensions recorded. One pupil can be suspended more than once.

Permanent exclusions

permanent exclusions recorded, a rate of 0.00%.

Chapter 3 · Inspection

What did inspectors find?

Ofsted last inspected the school on 23 January 2024. The published judgements are shown as recorded.

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Latest inspection

Last inspected on 23 January 2024.

Category judgements

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form provision: Not published
Early years provision: Not published

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Chapter 4 · The GCSE years

What happens by Year 11?

A cohort of 19 pupils had GCSE results in 2025-26. Headline measures come first, then the pattern underneath: subjects, grades and how different groups of pupils fared.

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The headlines

The headline measures for the GCSE years.

Attainment 8

10.6

average Attainment 8 score per pupil.

Progress 8

−2.89

Progress 8 scores are centered around a national average of zero for mainstream schools. Not published for 2024-25 or 2025-26.

What it is: How pupils’ Progress 8 compares with pupils locally and nationally. Zero is the national average.
Why it can help: Takes starting points into account.
Years available: Years held: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Years in between were not published and are never estimated.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths

10.5%

achieved a strong pass in both English and maths. 21.1% achieved grade 4 or above.

What it is: The share of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both GCSE English and GCSE maths; grade 4 is shown alongside.
Why it can help: English and maths unlock most next steps after Year 11.
Years available: Years held: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Years in between were not published and are never estimated.

English Baccalaureate

of pupils were entered for the full EBacc.

EBacc at grade 5+ (2024-25): 0%

Every pupil

How pupils eligible for free school meals did compared with their classmates.

Attainment 8 by disadvantage

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Subjects and grades

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Chapter 5 · Support and inclusion

Will my child be supported?

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Special educational needs

Shares of pupils on roll. Latest published year.

Pupils with SEN support

0.0%

of pupils receive SEN support.

What it is: Whole-school census figure for pupils receiving SEN support: identified needs met without an EHCP.
Why it can help: Gives a sense of how many children receive extra help in the classroom.
Years available: Published years: 202425.

Pupils with EHC plans

100.0%

of pupils have an education, health and care plan.

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Why it can help: An EHCP carries statutory duties: the plan, not the school, decides the support.
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Chapter 6 · The adults

Who teaches here?

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Teachers

7.7 pupils per teacher in 2024-25.

Pupils per teacher

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pupils per full-time equivalent teacher.

Teachers (FTE, 2023-24): 16

Teachers who stayed

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96.2%

of teachers stayed from one year to the next. No teacher vacancies were reported in 2024-25.

Chapter 7 · What comes next

Where do pupils go after Year 11?

Destination measures follow pupils for the year after they leave.

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After GCSEs

88.9% of the cohort were in a sustained destination.

Destinations after Key stage 4

88.9%

were in sustained education, employment or training.

84.6%

went to a further education college or a school sixth form (Schoolwize sum of the two published shares).

Chapter 8 · Your questions

What to ask when you visit

Data starts the conversation. These questions come straight from the figures above; only the school can answer them.

1Everyday lifeWhat does your behaviour policy look like day to day, and what support comes before a suspension?
2InspectionWhat have you changed since the last inspection, especially where judgements were weakest?
3GCSEHow are pupils doing in the non-core subjects that make up the open slots?
4SupportWho is the SENCo, and how would you work with us on a support plan?
5StaffHow stable is the teaching staff, and how are subject specialists deployed?
6Next stepsWhat help do pupils get in choosing a college, sixth form or apprenticeship?

Sources and limits

All figures are published aggregate data, shown as a snapshot. Exams were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 and those years are not compared. Where the DfE has not published a figure we say so rather than fill the gap. Schoolwize calculations are labelled.

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