Secondary schools in Exeter

9 secondary schools in Exeter, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.

Exeter in figures

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Exeter first 1,336 times for 1,376 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Devon authority's 40 schools. One of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: St James School, to 1.13 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Clyst Vale Community CollegeGood · EX5 3AJ
Cranbrook Education CampusGood · all-through (4 to 18) · EX5 7EE
St James SchoolGood · EX4 8NN
St Luke's Church of England SchoolGood · EX1 3RD
St Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolGood · EX2 5AP
Isca AcademyExpected standard · EX2 6AP
Matford Brook AcademyExpected standard · all-through (4 to 18) · EX2 0BZ
West Exe SchoolExpected standard · EX2 9JU
Thomas Hall SchoolRequires improvement · all-through (4 to 18) · EX4 5AD

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