South West
Special schools in Devon
405 schools, 102,705 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 34.9.
Ofsted across Devon
Good201
Requires improvement27
Outstanding4
Inadequate3
No overall grade170
235 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 170 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Special schools in Devon
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn SchoolOther independent special school | Winkleigh | No grade | — |
| Barley Lane SchoolFoundation special school | Exeter | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Belong School DevonOther independent special school | Exeter | No grade | — |
| Beyond Creative EducationOther independent special school | Newton Abbot | No grade | — |
| Bidwell Brook SchoolFoundation special school | Totnes | No grade | — |
| Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra SchoolOther independent special school | South Molton | No grade | — |
| Cambian Devon SchoolOther independent special school | Paignton | No grade | — |
| Ellen Tinkham SchoolFoundation special school | Exeter | Good 2023 | — |
| Fieldstone SchoolOther independent special school | Devon | No grade | — |
| Heather Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Yelverton | No grade | — |
| Highgate Hill House SchoolOther independent special school | Holsworthy | No grade | — |
| K-HQOther independent special school | Devon | No grade | — |
| Magdalen Court SchoolOther independent special school | Exeter | No grade | — |
| Marland SchoolFoundation special school | Torrington | Good 2023 | — |
| On Track Education BarnstapleOther independent special school | Barnstaple | No grade | — |
| On Track Education TotnesOther independent special school | Totnes | No grade | — |
| On Track Education West YarnerOther independent special school | Totnes | No grade | — |
| Pathfield SchoolFoundation special school | Barnstaple | No grade | — |
| Phoenix Bay SchoolOther independent special school | Torquay | No grade | — |
| Quay View SchoolOther independent special school | Yelverton | No grade | — |
| Redwood River SchoolOther independent special school | Totnes | No grade | — |
| Royal Deaf Education TrustNon-maintained special school | Exmouth | Good 2023 | — |
| Running Deer SchoolOther independent special school | Moretonhampstead | No grade | — |
| Southbrook SchoolFoundation special school | Exeter | No grade | — |
| The Greater Horseshoe SchoolOther independent special school | Devon | No grade | — |
| The Outdoors SchoolOther independent special school | Exeter | No grade | — |
| The WildingsOther independent special school | Devon | No grade | — |
| The Wildings LovatonOther independent special school | Lovaton | No grade | — |
| Tor View SchoolOther independent special school | Tavistock | No grade | — |
| Vranch House SchoolOther independent special school | Exeter | No grade | — |