West Exe School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Exeter, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Exe School is a secondary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
West Exe School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 230 first-choice applications for 239 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
- Its 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 47 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils generally enjoy their learning and are prepared for the next steps in their education.”
- “They typically receive effective teaching and progress well through the school’s curriculum.”
- “In a few subjects, pupils achieve particularly well, such as in science and mathematics.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attendance has only recently moved in line with the national average.”
- “However, some pupils still do not attend well enough.”
- “Levels of persistent absence among disadvantaged pupils, and those with SEND, are consistently well above the national average.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 230 first-preference applications, 239 offers in total, 230 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Isca Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Clyst Vale Community College 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Exmouth Community College 8.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dawlish College 9.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published