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Barley Lane School

URN
113636
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Barley Lane School
URN
113636
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

33 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

53

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

10

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
9 September 2024
Inspection date
9 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 9 September 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 9 September 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Devon
Admissions portal
West Northamptonshire admissions
School website
www.barleylaneschool.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

29.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

14.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

EX4 1TA - Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon

Contact details

Address
Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon
Postcode
EX4 1TA
Phone
1392430774
Website
www.barleylaneschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Devon
Local authority code
878

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 798 schools in Devon.

Authority statistics

Total schools

798

Open schools

425

Closed schools

369

Primary schools

545

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 9 September 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 9 September 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 9 September 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 September 20249 July 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 9 September 2024
    3 July 202317 May 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 3 July 2023
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      9 September 2024
      Inspected
      9 July 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      3 July 2023
      Inspected
      17 May 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    5.4

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    27.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    73.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    76

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary545 (68.5%)
    • Secondary76 (9.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other175 (22.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Torlands Academy765 mNot applicableOpen
    Bowhill Primary School780 mPrimaryOpen
    John Stocker Middle School780 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Bowhill Primary School780 mPrimaryClosed
    The Children's Garden Early Years Steiner Education and Family Centre804 mNot applicableClosed
    Cowick First School924 mPrimaryClosed
    West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation996 mNurseryOpen
    Ide Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Ide Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Gabriel's CofE Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Torlands Academy
      Distance
      765 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Bowhill Primary School
      Distance
      780 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • John Stocker Middle School
      Distance
      780 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bowhill Primary School
      Distance
      780 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Devon)

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      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Abbotsbury School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TQ12 2JD
      Status
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    • ACE Tiverton Special School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      EX16 5HB
      Status
      Open
    • Acorn School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      EX19 8EY
      Status
      Open
    • Allhallows College
    The Children's Garden Early Years Steiner Education and Family Centre
    Distance
    804 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Cowick First School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation
    Distance
    996 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Ide Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ide Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    DT7 3RA
    Status
    Closed