Special school in Lovaton, Devon

The Wildings Lovaton

Lower Lovaton Cottage, Lovaton, Devon, PL20 6PT

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.

Pupils

Pupils on roll: 1
Places: 10
How full: 10% full — 1 of 10 places taken, so places are likely to be available

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for West Devon 006A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree: 42%
Adults with no qualifications: 14%
Households owning their home: 86%
Households in social housing: 3%
Households with no car: 6%
Adults economically inactive: 51%

School details

Type: Other independent special school
Phase: Special
Ages: Ages 7–18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Sixth form: No
Nursery: No
Boarding: Day school
Headteacher: Headteacher: Michael Rees-Lee
Local authority: Devon
Ward: Burrator
Constituency: South West Devon
URN: 152336

Where these figures come from

School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.