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The Shoreline Academy

A mixed, not applicable, academy alternative provision sponsor led school in Devon. Here is what the published evidence says, told one chapter at a time.

Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Not applicable
Mixed
WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
URN 146732

Springfield Court, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3UDSchool website GIAS record

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Pupils: 42; on roll
Ofsted, 20 May 2025: Requires Improvement; overall effectiveness

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Chapter 1 · Meet the school

Who learns here?

The Shoreline Academy is a mixed, academy alternative provision sponsor led 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

pupils, against a published capacity of 50. That is 84.0% of capacity.

Key facts

Type: Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Phase: Not applicable
Pupils: Mixed
Admissions: Not stated
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: 64.3%
English as an additional language: 2.4%

Chapter 2 · Inspection

What did inspectors find?

Ofsted last inspected the school on 20 May 2025. The published judgements are shown as recorded.

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Latest inspection

Last inspected on 20 May 2025.

Category judgements

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

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Chapter 3 · 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

88.4%

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

11.6%

of pupils have an education, health and care plan.

What it is: Whole-school census figure for pupils with an education, health and care plan (EHCP).
Why it can help: An EHCP carries statutory duties: the plan, not the school, decides the support.
Years available: Published years: 202425.

Chapter 4 · The adults

Who teaches here?

Staffing figures give a sense of stability: how many teachers there are, how many pupils each one serves, and how many stay.

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Teachers

5.1 pupils per teacher in 2024-25.

Pupils per teacher

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5.1

pupils per full-time equivalent teacher.

Teachers (FTE, 2023-24): 10.3

Teachers who stayed

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80.6%

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

Chapter 5 · 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

66.7% of the cohort were in a sustained destination.

Destinations after Key stage 4

66.7%

were in sustained education, employment or training.

33.3%

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

Chapter 6 · 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.

1InspectionWhat have you changed since the last inspection, especially where judgements were weakest?
2SupportWho is the SENCo, and how would you work with us on a support plan?
3StaffHow stable is the teaching staff, and how are subject specialists deployed?
4Next 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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