Exeter House Special School

URN 141647·Not applicable·Academy special converter·Brunel Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

5

4 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 12.6%Staff costs at 85.2% of incomeIn-year deficit of 14.7%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£17,890.17

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

85.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-14.7%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 25.8%, sickness 11.4 days.

Overall absence at 12.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.

Staff costs at 85.2% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.

In-year deficit of 14.7%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.7% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 9.0 days.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

194

Capacity

201 (97%)

Free school meals

29.8%

English additional lang.

8.2%

Ethnicity

White British 68.0%Asian 11.2%Black 5.6%Mixed 7.2%Other 3.1%

Age range: 219

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

29.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

6.5

Mean salary

£48,638

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.2%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

32.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

9.1%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 171 pupils