Cranbrook Education Campus

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Exeter, Devon·EX5 7EE
Composite score
45.2
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#9,050
National rank
#912
In South West
#149
In Devon
Top 61%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
57 first choices, 61 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
89
any preference, for 61 places
Last place offered lived
2.57 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 4133 m
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.21
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0320220.9220231.0320241.1520250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “category 9 (last place, by distance)”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
103 first choices, 112 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
143
any preference, for 112 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
0.6720220.6920230.8920240.7820250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Cranbrook Education Campus first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Cranbrook Education Campus is an all-through school covering ages 2–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#1,534
National rank
#142
In South West
#19
In Devon
Top 48%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
46.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
44%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
69%
% EBacc grade 5+
26%
EBacc average points score
4.49

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Age range
2–16
Pupils on roll
1,058
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.0%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
14.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.3%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
22.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,092
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
84%
50 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
74%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
8%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

School overview

Cranbrook Education Campus is an all-through school serving Exeter, Devon, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 1,058 pupils aged 2 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Cranbrook Education Campus 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 46.0, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Cranbrook Education Campus ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 44% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Cranbrook Education Campus was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 57 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 2.57 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 20.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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