Ellen Tinkham School

Foundation special school · Ages 3–19 · Exeter, Devon

Ellen Tinkham School is a special school in Exeter, Devon for ages 3–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023.

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Good Inspected 19 April 2023

“Ellen Tinkham School is a warm, caring community.”
“The school’s vision that ‘everyone will be the best that they can be’ is evident in all aspects of school life.”
“However, this is a school where there are the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve.”

“However, in some subjects, staff teach outside their main area of expertise.”
“As a result, there are times when learning is not closely matched to pupils’ needs.”
“This limits the achievement of these pupils.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	0%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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