Torlands Academy
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5–16 · Exeter, Devon
Torlands Academy is an alternative provision school in Exeter, Devon for ages 5–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Merrivale Road, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1PT
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 2 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a highly inclusive school.”
- “Committed staff provide excellent pastoral support.”
- “Pupils and staff forge highly respectful relationships as a result.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions, within some sequences of work, when teaching does not break down into manageable pieces the precise knowledge that pupils need to learn next.”
- “This slows a minority of pupils’ learning down.”
- “However, this work is at an early stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Belong School Devon 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Barley Lane School 0.5 mi Requires improvement
- Exeter Cathedral School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Maynard School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Magdalen Court School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Exeter School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thomas Hall School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School 1.9 mi School remains Good