Barley Lane School
Barley Lane, Exeter, EX4 1TA
80 pupils · 101% of 79 capacity
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SENtient Trust
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 70%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 July 2024, published 9 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Torlands Academy 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Belong School Devon 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Exeter Cathedral School 2.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Maynard School 2.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- University of Exeter 3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Atkinson Secure Children's Home 3 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.