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Mill Water School

Special / other · Budleigh Salterton · EX9 7BJ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 8 March 2023

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At a glance

119 pupils · 100% of 100 capacity

School type
Academy special converter
Age range
3–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
40.9% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.millwater.devon.sch.uk
URN
151329

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25.7%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
6.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£16,513
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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