Schools

Exeter schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Exeter, 43 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 74% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 3 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

43state schools and nurseries

74%good or betterat their last inspection

3new report cardssince November 2025

2inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


Alphington Primary SchoolEX2 8RQ	Primary	Alphington	Standards maintained (2025)
Barley Lane SchoolEX4 1TA	Special	Redhills	Requires improvement (2024)
Bowhill Primary SchoolEX4 1JT	Primary	St Thomas	Standards maintained (2025)
Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools FederationEX2 6DJ	Nursery	Wonford	School remains Good (improving) (2024)
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary SchoolEX2 7QT	Primary	Digby	School remains Good (with concerns) (2023)
Countess Wear Primary SchoolEX2 7BS	Primary	Countess Wear	Requires improvement (2022)
Devon Hospitals' Short Stay SchoolEX2 5DW	Alternative provision	Wonford	School remains Good (2023)
Ellen Tinkham SchoolEX1 3RW	Special	Monkerton	Good (2023)
Exwick Heights Primary SchoolEX4 2FB	Primary	Foxhayes	Good (2023)
Isca AcademyEX2 6AP	Secondary	Wonford	School remains Good (2022)
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery SchoolEX1 2PS	Primary	Polsloe	Requires improvement (2023)
Ladysmith Junior SchoolEX1 2PT	Primary	Polsloe	Requires improvement (2024)
Matford Brook AcademyEX2 0BZ	Secondary	Alphington	Not inspected since it opened in 2023
Monkerton Community Primary SchoolEX1 3WS	Primary	Monkerton	Good (2023)
Montgomery Primary SchoolEX4 1BS	Primary	St Thomas	Good in every area (2025)
Newtown Primary SchoolEX1 2BP	Primary	Newtown	Requires improvement (2021)
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & NurseryEX4 8PE	Primary	Pinhoe	Good (2023)
Southbrook SchoolEX2 6JB	Special	Countess Wear	Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
St David's CofE Primary SchoolEX4 4EE	Primary	Exeter	Good in every area (2025)
St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolEX4 2BY	Primary	Redhills	Standards maintained (2025)
St James SchoolEX4 8NN	Secondary	Whipton	School remains Good (2024)
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary SchoolEX2 4NQ	Primary	St Leonards	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
St Luke's Church of England SchoolEX1 3RD	Secondary	Monkerton	Good (2024)
St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyEX1 2SN	Primary	Heavitree	Good in every area (2025)
St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolEX1 3EG	Primary	Middlemoor	Good in 1, requires improvement in 3 (2024)
St Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolEX2 5AP	Secondary	Middlemoor	Good in every area (2025)
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & NurseryEX4 6PG	Primary	Exeter	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in every area
St Thomas Primary SchoolEX2 9BB	Primary	St Thomas	Good (2023)
Stansfield AcademyEX2 7LB	Alternative provision	Middlemoor	Good in every area (2025)
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolEX4 7DB	Primary	Stoke Hill	Good in every area (2025)
Stoke Hill Junior SchoolEX4 7DP	Primary	Stoke Hill	School remains Good (2023)
The Topsham SchoolEX3 0DN	Primary	Topsham	School remains Good (2023)
Thomas Hall SchoolEX4 5AD	Secondary	Exwick	Requires improvement (2024)
Torlands AcademyEX4 1PT	Alternative provision	Redhills	Good (2024)
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolEX2 7TR	Primary	Newcourt	Requires improvement (2022)
West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools FederationEX4 1HL	Nursery	St Thomas	School remains Outstanding (2023)
West Exe SchoolEX2 9JU	Secondary	Cowick	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Westclyst Community Primary SchoolEX1 3YG	Primary	Pinhoe	Standards maintained (2025)
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery SchoolEX1 3JP	Primary	Whipton	School remains Good (2023)
Whipton Barton Junior SchoolEX1 3JP	Primary	Whipton	Good (2023)
Willowbrook SchoolEX4 8NN	Primary	Whipton	Requires improvement (2022)
Woodwater AcademyEX2 5AW	Primary	St Loyes	Good (2024)
Wynstream Primary School AcademyEX2 6AY	Primary	Wonford	Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 3 Exeter report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 11 times, strong standard 8 times, needs attention 1 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at EX postcodes and show here the ones in Exeter. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.