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
458 (63% of total capacity)
Boys
54.4%
Girls
45.6%
First language not English
12.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.8%
Persistent absence
38.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.7%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African2%
Unclassified3.5%
Mixed7.4%
Other White10.9%
White British74.5%
Indian
0.9%
Other
0.7%
Irish
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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

AreaPercentage
School
64%
Local authority average
57%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
7%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award17
Art & DesignGCSE22
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE4
BiologyGCSE45
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE36
English LanguageGCSE49
English LiteratureGCSE45
FrenchGCSE12
GeographyGCSE15
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Thomas Hall School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
17
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
17
12
5
Year 1
18
11
7
Year 2
23
14
9
Year 3
18
9
9
Year 4
17
9
8
Year 5
29
17
12
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 7
77
43
34
Year 8
59
38
21
Year 9
62
33
29
Year 10
57
23
34
Year 11
52
24
28
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
72.0%
81.1%
85.5%
Further education
68.0%
55.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
4.0%
23.0%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
16.0%
4.3%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
6.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
6.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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