Schools in Exeter[1]

Local authority district E07000041 · 48 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 78 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 5 (6%)[4]
second 20%: 16 (21%)[4]
middle 20%: 14 (18%)[4]
fourth 20%: 27 (35%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 16 (21%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Secondary schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Exeter Mathematics School	16–19[2]	AL A- 2024/25[5]
Isca Academy	11–16[2]	A8 47 2025/26[6]
St James School	11–16[2]	A8 49 2025/26[6]
St Luke's Church of England School	11–16[2]	A8 46 2025/26[6]
St Peter's Church of England Aided School	11–16[2]	A8 51 2025/26[6]
Thomas Hall School	4–16[2]	A8 37 2025/26[6] KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
West Exe School	11–16[2]	A8 48 2025/26[6]

Primary schools (27)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alphington Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
Bowhill Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Countess Wear Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 31% 2024/25[7]
Exwick Heights Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School	3–7[2]
Ladysmith Junior School	7–11[2]
Monkerton Community Primary School	2–11[2]
Montgomery Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Newtown Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 22% 2024/25[7]
St David's CofE Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 32% 2024/25[7]
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
St Thomas Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[7]
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Stoke Hill Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
The Topsham School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School	2–7[2]
Whipton Barton Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Willowbrook School	3–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[7]
Woodwater Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Wynstream Primary School Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Exeter Cathedral School	3–13[2]
Exeter School	6–19[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[5]
The Maynard School	4–19[2]	AL A- 2024/25[5]

Special schools and alternative provision (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Barley Lane School	7–16[2]
Belong School Devon	11–17[2]
Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School	5–16[2]
Ellen Tinkham School	3–19[2]
Magdalen Court School	5–18[2]
Southbrook School	11–16[2]
Stansfield Academy	4–16[2]
Torlands Academy	5–16[2]
Vranch House School	2–19[2]

Nursery schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation	2–5[2]
West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation	2–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.