74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
51%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
46%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
964.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,237
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of West Exe School · Secondary · Devon
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
+4pp
83%77%71%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
51%
-3pp
68%58%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
Attainment 8
47.0
-1.4
54.550.847.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.0
EBacc entry
46%
-22pp
68%50%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
EBacc APS
964.3
-68.8
1033.2945.4857.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 964.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,237
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
Local authority
Devon
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 51% | 47.0 | Not applicable | 46% | 964.3 | 47% | 1,237 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 53% | 48.4 | +0.16 | 68% | 1033.2 | 69% | 1,234 |
| 2022/23 | 80% | 59% | 49.2 | +0.42 | 66% | 857.7 | 66% | 1,180 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 68% | 54.5 | +0.39 | 58% | 949.9 | 58% | 1,148 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 48% | 50.9 | +0.35 | 31% | 868.5 | 34% | 936 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,237 | 16.0 | 18% | 16% | 20% | 10% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 1,234 | 16.8 | 21% | 15% | 20% | 11% | 29% |
| 2022/23 | 1,180 | 15.8 | 20% | 13% | 24% | 11% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 1,148 | 15.6 | 18% | 12% | 26% | 12% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 1,083 | 16.1 | 17% | 9% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 936 | 15.5 | 14% | 7% | 25% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.