Thomas Hall School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
147650
Address
Cowley Bridge Road, EX4 5AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
459 (66% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
10.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.8%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.6%
Other White 9.6%
Mixed 8.3%
Unclassified 3.3%
African 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 35%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE13
BiologyGCSE3
ChemistryGCSE3
English LanguageGCSE24
English LiteratureGCSE24
FrenchGCSE7
GeographyGCSE14
HistoryGCSE10
MathematicsGCSE24
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Thomas Hall School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
18
10
8
Year 1
22
12
10
Year 2
21
10
11
Year 3
19
8
11
Year 4
29
16
13
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
29
13
16
Year 7
60
41
19
Year 8
62
34
28
Year 9
55
22
33
Year 10
60
28
32
Year 11
54
21
33
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
55.0%
83.6%
86.5%
Further education
50.0%
57.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
5.0%
24.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.8%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
5.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
36.0%
5.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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